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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783140903321

Titolo

Hearing loss [[electronic resource] ] : determining eligibility for Social Security benefits / / Committee on Disability Determination for Individuals with Hearing Impairments, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Robert A. Dobie and Susan Van Hemel, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, 2005

ISBN

0-309-16565-2

1-282-08413-5

9786612084133

0-309-54514-5

Descrizione fisica

xi, 308 p

Altri autori (Persone)

DobieRobert A

Van HemelSusan B

Disciplina

362.4/264/0973

Soggetti

Deafness - Diagnosis - United States

Disability evaluation - United States

Disability insurance - United States

Social security - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Basics of sound, the ear, and hearing -- Tests of the auditory system and its functions -- Testing adult hearing : conclusions and recommendations -- Sensory aids, devices, and prostheses -- Impact of hearing loss on daily life and the workplace -- Hearing loss in children.