[Acoustic trauma from firearms: study of auditory function].

This article deals with the shift in audiometric tracings brought about by the discharge of firearms (acute acoustic trauma). The study included 60 subjects with normal hearing, between 18 and 20 years of age. Each individual shot 25 bullets in about 5 minutes, at an intensity level calculated at 163 dB.

[Clinical trial of the use of the combination of piracetam and dihydroergocristine in vertigo from different causes].

We report on the therapeutic effect of a combination of piracetam and dihydroergocristine in 55 vertiginous patients, of both sexes, between 20 and 67 years of age, from different causes (not scheduled for surgery). The trial lasted 3 months, and the drugs were taken twice daily. Aside from one case who stopped the drug therapy because of intolerance, the conclusions drawn by the AA.