Description
Conduct medicolegal evaluations of hearing and balance to determine diagnosis, causation, impairment, and functional impact. Prepare defensible reports, preserve evidence, and provide expert testimony. May evaluate occupational noise exposure and contribute to forensic audiology research.
- • Perform otoscopy and cerumen management to ensure valid forensic testing.
- • Administer calibrated audiometric, vestibular, and electrophysiologic tests per forensic protocols.
- • Use validity and non-organic hearing loss tests (e.g., Stenger, OAEs, ABR) to assess test reliability.
- • Evaluate hearing and balance to determine diagnosis, causation, impairment, and functional impact.
- • Prepare impartial medicolegal reports with impairment ratings using applicable guidelines.
- • Provide expert witness testimony in depositions, hearings, and trials.
- • Document and preserve evidence with chain-of-custody and calibration records.
- • Measure occupational and environmental noise, reconstruct exposures, and assess OSHA/NIOSH compliance.
- • Develop and audit hearing conservation programs for compliance and litigation support.
- • Consult with attorneys, insurers, physicians, psychologists, and occupational health professionals.
- • Recommend assistive devices, accommodations, and life-care needs relevant to damages.
- • Verify prior hearing aid or implant performance and benefit for case review.
- • Assess implanted hearing device function and status pertinent to legal questions.
- • Conduct independent medical examinations and records reviews for hearing-related claims.
- • Monitor longitudinal status to document progression or maximum medical improvement.
- • Educate legal teams and trainees on forensic audiology methods, limitations, and standards.
- • Create demonstrative exhibits and plain-language explanations of findings for courts and juries.
- • Provide public and professional outreach on noise risk, causation, and test validity.
- • Refer evaluees for medical, psychological, or vocational services when indicated.
- • Manage case intake, scheduling, billing, and secure records management.
- • Maintain confidentiality, neutrality, and compliance with ethical and legal standards.
- • Pursue continuing education and research to advance forensic audiology practices.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
