12.07.2015 Views

ALBERTA PERMANENT CLINICAL IMPAIRMENT GUIDE - Workers ...

ALBERTA PERMANENT CLINICAL IMPAIRMENT GUIDE - Workers ...

ALBERTA PERMANENT CLINICAL IMPAIRMENT GUIDE - Workers ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

HEARING LOSSEXAMPLESEXAMPLE 1Total of left ear lossTotal of right ear lossdifference= 210 dB= 195 dB= 15 dBSince the difference is less than 20 dB, apply 195 to the Better Ear axisand 210 to the Poorer Ear axis of Table 1.The combined rating = 8.8%EXAMPLE 2Total of left ear lossTotal of right ear lossdifference= 245 dB= 170 dB= 75 dBSince the difference is more than 20 dB, apply 170 to both the Better Earaxis and the Poorer Ear axis of Table 1.The combined rating = 6.0%Page 38COPYRIGHT 2006 All Rights Reserved October 1, 2006

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!