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[The Königsteiner Empfehlung of 2012 - essential alterations and modifications]
T Brusis1, U Wolf, E F Meister
1Institut für Begutachtung, Köln.
Background:
Since 1974, the recommendation for assessment of hearing impairment caused by noise - formerly known as "Königsteiner Merkblatt" (now: "Königsteiner Empfehlung") - has been representing the state of the art for the assessment of the occupational disease BK-No. 2301. It was updated several times, the last time in 2012. It provides a summary of the current medical knowledge. A new measurement for the entire working life - the Effective Noise Dose by Liedtke - was introduced. Otoacoustic emissions (OAE) are now the crucial tests in order to detect a hair cell dysfunction. As from now the tinnitus has to be put under a more comprehensive examination. On the strength of post experience the previous speech audiometry (Freiburger Test) is reliable, it was retrained. In future the indication for hearing aids will be oriented towards the aid guidelines of the legal health insurance. The questionnaire for the expert opinion was revised and the fee was adapted.
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