Medical-Legal Evaluation of Hearing Loss

Name: Medical-Legal Evaluation of Hearing Loss
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ISBN: 9780769300528

ISBN-10: 0769300529

ISBN-13: 9780769300528

Edition: 2nd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Robert A. Dobie

List price: $330.00

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Medical-Legal Evaluation of Hearing Loss, 2E exhaustively covers all aspects of hearing loss claims and court cases for physicians, attorneys, employers and insurance professionals. The second edition has over 150 new references and new discussions on topics such as: otoacoustic emissions, genetics of hearing loss, developments in hearing protection, effects of race and scioeconomic status on hearing, susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss, acoustic trauma from airbags and audiological testing, and fetal noise exposure. Practical guidance is provided for medical witnesses on hearing loss evaluation, diagnosis, allocation and reporting. Legal practitioners are briefed on how to…

Book details

List price: $330.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 3/27/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Introduction and Overview


Acoustics


The Ear and Hearing Tests


Audiologic Evaluation for Exaggerated Hearing Loss


Impairment and Handicap


Age-Related Hearing Loss


Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Acoustic Trauma


Nonoccupational NIHL


Hearing Conservation


Other Otologic Disorders


Legal Remedies for Hearing Loss


Otologic Evaluation


Diagnosis and Allocation


Reporting


The Expert Witness



Typical Noise Levels/Exposures



Workers' Compensation Practices in the United States and Canada



List of Abbreviations