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. Appendix A: Typical Noise Levels/Exposures. Appendix B: Workers' Compensation Practices in the United States and Canada. Appendix C: List of Abbreviations.
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 accurately interpret medical-legal information for their work with epert testimony.
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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. Appendix A: Typical Noise Levels/Exposures. Appendix B: Workers' Compensation Practices in the United States and Canada. Appendix C: List of Abbreviations.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780769300528
Publisert
2001-03-27
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Cengage Learning, Inc; Delmar Cengage Learning
Vekt
544 gr
Høyde
224 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
393
Forfatter