Medical-legal evaluation of hearing loss / [edited by] Robert A. Dobie, MD. - Third edition. - xv, 419 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and overview -- Acoustics -- The ear and hearing tests -- Audiologic evaluation for exaggerated hearing loss -- Impairment, handicap, and disability -- Age-related hearing loss -- Noise-induced hearing loss and acoustic trauma -- Nonoccupational NIHL -- The evolution of hearing conservation programs -- Other otologic disorders -- Legal remedies for hearing loss -- Otologic evaluation -- Diagnosis and allocation -- Reporting -- The expert witness.

9781597567145 (hbk.) 1597567140 (hbk.)

2015006860


Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced--diagnosis.
Disability Evaluation.
Expert Testimony.
Hearing Tests.

RA1062.8 / .D63 2015

618.8075 DOB

WV 270