TY - BOOK AU - Dobie,Robert A. TI - Medical-legal evaluation of hearing loss SN - 9781597567145 (hbk.) AV - RA1062.8 .D63 2015 U1 - 618.8075 DOB 23 PY - 2015///] CY - San Diego, CA PB - Plural Publishing, Inc. KW - Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced KW - diagnosis KW - Disability Evaluation KW - Expert Testimony KW - Hearing Tests N1 - 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 ER -