Tinnitus claims and compensation
Overview
Those who are exposed to excessive noise during their work can develop a hissing or buzzing sound in their ears, commonly known as tinnitus. Working in a call or contact centre can also expose you to sudden particularly loud sounds through your headset. This acoustic shock or trauma can also cause hearing loss, tinnitus or sensitivity to loud sound.
If you are exposed to excessive noise or experience an acoustic incident and afterwards find yourself suffering from any of these symptoms, then you should seek medical advice from your GP or occupational health advisor and ask for your hearing to be tested. Any aftereffects could entitle you to compensation for tinnitus.
If you believe that you are suffering from hearing loss or other symptoms caused by an acoustic incident at work, the Hugh James Personal Injury Team will provide the specialist help that you need with making tinnitus compensation claims.
Hugh James has helped thousands of people nationally to recover compensation in tinnitus claims that are caused by work. We will also instruct the right medical experts to prove that your work has caused your injury. Let our experienced personal injury team help you today. Call now for more information.
Can you claim for hearing aids and treatment for hearing loss and tinnitus?
At Hugh James we have a great deal of experience in assisting clients who suffer with hearing loss. We appreciate the effects that hearing loss and tinnitus can have.
As part of the claim, we will arrange for you to be examined by an experienced consultant ENT surgeon and an audiologist, who will recommend whether you may benefit from hearing aids now or in the future.
There are now a wide variety of hearing aids available and provided that the medical experts believe that you require a hearing aid now or in the future then the cost may be included in your compensation. Many of our clients tell us they find private hearing aids much better than those available to them through the NHS.
You will also receive recommendations for treatment where this is appropriate. For instance, for people suffering from tinnitus, this may include tinnitus retraining therapy.
How much compensation can I expect for a tinnitus claim?
This really depends on your circumstances and the severity of your injury or illness. This can vary between individuals but be rest assured that our specialist team is experienced in ensuring that you and your family receive the maximum compensation you are entitled to.
Compensation will include an award for the pain and suffering caused by your illness. In addition, compensation can also be claimed in respect of care needs, financial losses, medical care and treatment.
Key contact
Simon Ellis
Simon Ellis is a Partner with Hugh James and has worked with the firm for more than 25 years, having trained and qualified here. Simon heads up the Military Department, advising and assisting current and former military personnel with various health conditions and injuries. He specialises in claims such as hearing loss, non-freezing cold injuries, compartment syndrome and military injury cases. He is often asked to advise on more unusual claims in the military context.
Simon Ellis
Partner
Expertise:
- Crystalline Silica Exposure
- Hearing Loss & Industrial Deafness Claims
- Industrial Injury Benefits & Claims (Disablement Benefit)
- Military Accidents
- Military Hearing Loss
- Military Independent Financial Advice
- Military Legal Services
- Military Non-Freezing Cold Injuries
- Military Sexual Abuse Claims
- Military Wills & Probate
- Occupational Asthma Claims
- Tinnitus Claims
- US Camp Lejeune Claims
- Vibration White Finger Claims
- Workplace Disease & Illness Claims
Simon Ellis is a Partner with Hugh James and has worked with the firm for more than 25 years, having trained and qualified here. Simon heads up the Military Department, advising and assisting current and former military personnel with various health conditions and injuries. He specialises in claims such as hearing loss, non-freezing cold injuries, compartment syndrome and military injury cases. He is often asked to advise on more unusual claims in the military context.
Your questions answered
Making the initial enquiry to see if you are able to pursue a tinnitus compensation claim is easy, simply contact our specialist tinnitus solicitors either via telephone or our online enquiry form.
To make pursing a compensation claim as easy as possible you will not have to visit any of our offices. We can arrange home visits across the country and shall verbally discuss everything with you via telephone.
In our initial consultation we shall discuss your potential claim free of charge, without obligation. If your claim has a reasonable chance of being successful we will then run you through your options and give you the opportunity to instruct us to act on your behalf on a no win, no fee, basis.
Our team of lawyers are accredited by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
If you have been injured at work and then exercise your right to bring a claim for compensation against your employer, you should then not be adversely treated by your employer. The reality is that although you may be bringing a claim against your employer in name, your claim will actually be handled by your employer’s insurers or solicitors.
We will trace the employers’ liability insurers of your former employers who will be responsible for paying the compensation you are entitled to.
You have three years from the date you were diagnosed with an industrial disease or illness condition to make a claim. There are exceptions to this, and it is worth contacting us in any event, even if you are outside this time.
If you were a contractor or sub-contractor and somebody else was responsible for your health and safety then you will be able to claim. You must prove that it was not your responsibility to control your working environment. Unfortunately if you are self-employed you are solely responsible for your working environment and therefore you will not be able to pursue a claim.
Only a small percentage of industrial disease claims brought will actually proceed to trial though we do prepare every case in depth to make sure we are ready should it go to court.
The procedural system is geared towards encouraging parties to be open with each other so that any claims for compensation can be settled without the need for going to court, which can save both time and cost.
A lot of people are naturally nervous and uncomfortable about going to court. We understand this and will advise you every step of the way, should your case reach a trial.
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