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EB

ONLINE

3rd ed.

San Diego : Plural Publishing, Incorporated, 2016

1 online resource (460 pages)

ISBN 9781597568562 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9781597567145

Print version: Dobie, Robert A. Medical-Legal Evaluation of Hearing Loss, Third Edition San Diego : Plural Publishing, Incorporated,c2016 ISBN 9781597567145

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction and Overview -- The Problem -- The Scope of the Book -- The Audience -- References -- Acoustics -- Frequency -- Intensity -- The Decibel -- Measurement of Noise Exposure -- Sound Power -- The Ear and Hearing Tests -- Structure and Function of the Ear -- Outer Ear -- Middle Ear -- Inner Ear -- Hearing Tests -- Behavioral Tests -- Site-of-Lesion Inference (Including Physiological Tests) -- Tests for Tinnitus -- Audiologic Evaluation for Exaggerated Hearing Loss -- Introduction -- Diagnostic Strategies -- Case Reports -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Case 3 -- Case 4 -- Case 5 -- Testing Techniques -- Test Instructions -- Reference Intensity Levels When Establishing Thresholds -- Intensity Steps to Establish Thresholds -- Tone Stimuli Presentation Mode -- Indications of EHL on Standard Tests -- Audiometric Configuration -- Test-Retest Reliability -- Shadow Responses in Unilateral or Asymmetrical Losses -- Unusual Behavior or Responses on Speech Threshold Tests -- Unusual Responses on the Word Recognition Test -- Intertest Consistency -- Special Tests for EHL -- Tests in Limited Use -- Tests in Common Use -- Uncommon Tests of Potential Value -- Miscellaneous Other Tests -- Summary.

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

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(Au-PeEL)EBL6514995

(MiAaPQ)EBC6514995

(OCoLC)1243546354