This book, written for both legal and medical professionals, bridges the gap between the two fields to improve the process of hearing loss claims. Age-related hearing loss, the genetics of hearing loss, and noise-induced hearing loss are all covered. Different causes including toxins, trauma and disease, and their interaction with factors such as race and socioeconomic status are explored. The medical side of hearing-loss is then connected to issues such as job fitness, accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the American Medical Association’s method of measuring hearing disability. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)