Hearing loss determining eligibility for Social Security benefits / [electronic resource] : 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. - Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2005. - xi, 308 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


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2009.
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Deafness--Diagnosis--United States.
Disability evaluation--United States.
Disability insurance--United States.
Social security--United States.


Electronic books.

RF294 / .H435 2005eb

362.4/264/0973