Occupational Hearing Loss, Third Edition

by Sataloff; Robert Thayer

• ISBN13: 9780824753832
• ISBN10: 0824753836
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-24
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Written in clear and accessible language, Occupational Hearing Loss provides a complete overview of the hazards of occupational noise exposure, causes of hearing loss, testing of hearing, criteria to distinguish occupational hearing loss, and more. Extensively re-written and updated, the book emphasizes medical and societal factors in its coverage of topics such as audiometry and who should do it, evoked response testing, and conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, as well as mixed, central, and functional hearing loss. See what's new in the Third Edition: New chapters on auditory evoked potentials, sudden sensorineural hearing loss, ear malignancies, and more Expanded discussion on autoimmune inner ear disease, diagnosing occupational hearing loss, and more Updated information on computerized audiometry, special hearing tests, and auditory processing disorders Expanded chapter on problems associated with balance disorders and a review of modern evaluation techniques, including posturography New material on systemic causes of hearing loss and co-factors associated with occupational hearing loss The authors' academic depth and experience in the field, combined with their ability to write clearly in language accessible to non-medical personnel, set this book apart. No other book available has the breadth, practical detail, or comprehensive scope. A unique compendium of information about specific problems of occupational hearing loss and hearing conservation, the book is both a balanced reference and easy-to-use guide to protecting the hearing of industrial workers.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition	p. ix
Contributors	p. xvii
Occupational Hearing Loss: An Overview	p. 1
The Physics of Sound	p. 3
The Nature of Hearing Loss	p. 19
The Otologic History and Physical Examination	p. 29
Classification and Measurement of Hearing Loss	p. 47
The Audiogram	p. 71
Special Hearing Tests	p. 91
Auditory-Evoked Phenomena: Theory and Clinical Applications	p. 119
Conductive Hearing Loss	p. 129
Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Diagnostic Criteria	p. 195
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss	p. 321
Mixed, Central, and Functional Hearing Loss	p. 331
Systemic Causes of Hearing Loss	p. 347
A Brief History of Occupational Hearing Loss: A Personal Perspective	p. 401
Diagnosing Occupational Hearing Loss	p. 411
Hearing Loss: Handicap and Rehabilitation	p. 441
Hearing Protection Devices	p. 463
Tinnitus	p. 483
Dizziness	p. 497
Facial Paralysis	p. 525
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Temporal Bone	p. 531
Sarcomas of the Temporal Bone	p. 559
Hearing in Dogs	p. 589
Tables Summarizing Differential Diagnosis	p. 597
Noise Measurement	p. 617
Noise Control	p. 641
Noise Criteria Regarding Risk and Prevention of Hearing Injury in Industry	p. 665
Hearing Loss and Other Otolaryngologic Complications of Scuba Diving	p. 687
Hearing Conservation Underwater	p. 703
Hearing Loss in Musicians	p. 717
Hearing Conservation in Industry	p. 733
Establishing a Hearing Conservation Program	p. 741
Occupational Hearing Loss: Legislation and Compensation	p. 763
OSHA Noise Regulation	p. 773
Formulae Differences in State and Federal Hearing Loss Compensation	p. 795
Occupational Hearing Loss in the Railroad Industry	p. 803
The United States: The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act	p. 835
Occupational Hearing Loss in Canada	p. 847
Occupational Hearing Loss in the United Kingdom	p. 859
Tape Simulation of Hearing Loss	p. 871
A Plaintiffs' Attorney's Perspective on Occupational Hearing Loss	p. 877
Workers' Compensation: Presenting Medical Evidence in Hearing Loss Cases	p. 883
Anatomy of the Ear	p. 893
Otopathology	p. 899
Otosclerosis, Paget's Disease, and Osteogenesis Imperfecta Involving the Ear	p. 915
Neurofibromatosis	p. 917
Hearing Conservation Procedures	p. 921
Hearing Conservation Program Procedures and Reports	p. 943
Index	p. 955
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