Taliban battle 'deafening soldiers'
Updated on 30 October 2008
Hundreds of soldiers returning home from Afghanistan are suffering severe and permanent hearing damage caused by intense battlefield noise, it has been reported.
Roadside bombs, close-combat clashes and the sound of coalition aircraft have caused problems ranging from tinnitus to total deafness, according to The Times.
The newspaper made a series of freedom of information requests to unearth the extent of the problem.
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