Christopher R Pearson

Surgeon Commander

MBA, MA, LLB, FRCS(ORL), Royal Navy, Institute of Naval Medicine, Crescent Road, Gosport, PO12 2DL, UK.

Latest Contribution

Barotrauma

1 July 2014 | | ENT, Otology, Rhinology / Sinus, Vestibular Disorders

Barotrauma is an injury which is due to the effects of pressure upon an air-containing space. Healthy middle ear cavities and paranasal sinuses are normally in equilibrium with the atmospheric pressure, but if an individual moves away from the surface,...