For veterans with mild traumatic brain injury, a restaurant or other noisy environment can feel like a battlefield

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The article describes how noisy, busy environments can feel overwhelming or threatening to veterans with mild traumatic brain injury. Its opening example depicts the competing sounds and activity in a family restaurant.

Imagine sitting down with your family at a restaurant. Conversations at your table overlap with those of patrons seated nearby. Utensils clink on plates. Waitstaff weave between tables. Music plays overhead.