| Suffering from industrial deafness or hearing loss can | | | | is money your are rightfully owed. |
| be frustrating at best, and life-changing at worst. The | | | | These claims are not just a drop in the ocean either: |
| effects can be devastating and often get worse | | | | a claimant could expect to receive up to |
| over time, meaning an accident or prolonged | | | | £10,000 for a hearing loss claim, and if that is |
| exposure at work can have a detrimental effect long | | | | combined with severe tinnitus this figure can rise up |
| after the sufferer has ceased employment there. | | | | to £25,000. So for someone whose ability to |
| Despite the number of Britons suffering with work | | | | work has been affected by hearing loss, this can be |
| related hearing loss, many sufferers are unaware that | | | | a life changing sum. |
| they can claim against their employer or ex-employer | | | | However claiming is not always an easy process, but |
| for the compensation they deserve, which can help | | | | you can claim if you still work for the employer- their |
| with medical bills, pay for necessities or improve | | | | insurance covers it, and there are also ways to claim |
| quality of life. There is also a fear of claiming, as | | | | if your ex employer no longer exists. The key to a |
| some victims feel they are being disloyal or that they | | | | successful claim is having the right knowledge of past |
| could never win against a 'fat cat' company. But really | | | | cases and the claiming process, so it is best to get |
| if your quality of life has been impeded then it really | | | | expert help. |