Injury: Deafness and Hearing Problems

Deafness and hearing problems can be caused by excessive noise or by an illness or accident.  If your hearing problem was caused by noise at work or by an accident that wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim compensation.

Symptoms

Hearing loss caused by noise doesn’t usually happen quickly.  Because the symptoms take a long time to develop, many people don’t notice until they are in retirement and often think the problem is because they are getting older rather than because they suffered from noise at work.