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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798014203321

Autore

Dobie Robert A.

Titolo

Medical-legal evaluation of hearing loss / / Robert A. Dobie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Diego, CA : , : Plural Publishing, Incorporated, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-59756-856-2

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (460 pages)

Disciplina

614.1

Soggetti

Forensic audiology

Audiometry

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.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive guide on hearing loss and the law examines claims, court cases, and the evolution of hearing conservation.