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10971532

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-19
pubmed:abstractText
These guidelines aim to assist in the diagnosis of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in medicolegal settings. The task is to distinguish between possibility and probability, the legal criterion being 'more probable than not'. It is argued that the amount of NIHL needed to qualify for that diagnosis is that which is reliably measurable and identifiable on the audiogram. The three main requirements for the diagnosis of NIHL are defined: R1, high-frequency hearing impairment; R2, potentially hazardous amount of noise exposure; R3, identifiable high-frequency audiometric notch or bulge. Four modifying factors also need consideration: MF1, the clinical picture; MF2, compatibility with age and noise exposure; MF3, Robinson's criteria for other causation; MF4, complications such as asymmetry, mixed disorder and conductive hearing impairment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0307-7772
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
264-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-5-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Guidelines on the diagnosis of noise-induced hearing loss for medicolegal purposes.
pubmed:affiliation
The MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article