1 At age 65, one out of three people has a hearing loss. 2  60 percent of the people with hearing loss are either in the work force or in educational settings.
The Causes of Pneumomediastinum. Pneumomediastinum is the name given to air in the mediastinum. Pneumomediastinum is often caused by injury or disease. It typically results when air leaks from your lungs into your mediastinum. Common causes of pneumomediastinum include: Excessive coughing. Repeated bearing down such as pushing during childbirth.
Wide mediastinum is caused by aortic rupture or mediastinal hematoma, but poor radiographic technique can lead to a mistaken diagnosis. The plain chest film and the aortogram are essential for the proper diagnosis of widened mediastinum in trauma.