Expert assessment of mechanical damage to the hearing organs in the practice of forensic examination

The results of the forensic medical examination (92) of the victims are presented in order to study the na- ture and criteria for assessing the severity of mechanical damage to the hearing organs arising from the effects of blunt instruments. It has been revealed that injuries to the organs of hearing are more often found in the form of injuries of the outer and middle ear in males. Among the causes of traumatic injuries, household and street injuries prevailed. The criteria for assessing the severity of damage to the outer ear are the duration of the health disorder, and the middle ear - the amount of persistent total disability, taking into account the pres- ence of concomitant injuries. The substantiation of the severity of damage is possible during complex studies: clinical, audiological, radiological, CT and MSCT studies