ALBERTA PERMANENT CLINICAL IMPAIRMENT GUIDE - Workers ...

HEARING LOSS TABLE 2HEARING LOSS TABLE 2The ratings in this table will be found as the figures in the bottom row of the horizontalaxis of Rating Table 1, the Combined Rating Table, page 39. Table 1 should beconsulted for ratings of all compensable hearing losses.• This table illustrates the origin of the ratings assigned for compensable loss ofhearing which has occurred in one ear, the other ear having no significant lossfrom any cause (i.e., a total loss in the better ear no greater than 139 dB).• Ratings for hearing loss are calculated on a combined (bilateral) basis according tothe formulaCombined Rating = Rating for Poorer Ear + 5 x Rating for Better Ear(dB) (%)0 - 139 0140 - 149 0.4150 - 169 0.7170 - 189 1.0190 - 209 1.4210 - 229 1.8230 - 249 2.3250 - 269 2.8270 - 289 3.4290 - 309 4.0310 - 320 5.0Loss in PoorEarCombined Rating WhenLoss in Other Ear isless than 140 dBPage 82COPYRIGHT 2006 All Rights Reserved October 1, 2006