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Barotrauma is physical damage to body tissues caused by a difference in pressure between a gas space inside, or in contact with the body, and the surrounding fluid. Barotrauma typically occurs when the organism is exposed to a significant change in ambient pressure, such as when a scuba diver, a free-diver or an airplane passenger ascends or descends, or during uncontrolled decompression of a pressure vessel, but can also be caused by a shock wave. Whales and dolphins are also vulnerable to barotrauma if exposed to rapid and excessive changes in diving pressures.〔Deafwhale Society (deafwhale.com)〕 == Types of injury == Examples of organs or tissues easily damaged by barotrauma are: * middle ear (barotitis or aerotitis)〔〔 * paranasal sinuses〔〔〔 (causing Aerosinusitis) * lungs〔〔 * eyes〔〔 (the unsupportive air space is inside the diving mask) * skin〔〔 (when wearing a diving suit which creates an air space) * brain and cranium (temporal lobe injury secondary to temporal bone rupture)〔http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/reprint/26/5/1218.pdf Barotrauma Presenting as Temporal Lobe Injury Secondary to Temporal Bone Rupture - AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 26:1218–1219, May 2005〕 * teeth (causing Barodontalgia, i.e. barometric pressure related dental pain, or dental fractures) *genital (squeeze and associated complications of ''P-valve'' use) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barotrauma」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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