Soldiers often lose their hearing due to blast and mine injuries, as well as acoustic trauma, which can damage the eardrum.

Combat explosions, concussions, and the constant roar of war rob our defenders of their hearing. This is an invisible trauma that distances them from the world, their loved ones, and the familiar sounds of life.

In conversation with Ivan Hrynyko — ENT surgeon, founder of the RINO ENT SURGERY CLINIC and the PIVNIK Charitable Foundation; Olena Komar — ENT doctor and director of the PIVNIK Charitable Foundation; and Viktor Taran — founder of the Kruk UAV Operator Training Center.