The compensation you can get on your hearing loss claim must be dependent on the severity of your hearing loss or ringing in the ears and the impact it has on your life. It is broken down into two components:
● General Damages - This includes hearing loss or tinnitus itself, the pain, discomfort and the effect on your life in general.
● Special Damages: This is the compensation that you have lost or had to pay due to your hearing loss such as loss of earnings, hearing aids, therapy, or travel expenses.
The amount varies for each person. The following are examples of such, on UK judicial guidelines:
● Mild Tinnitus / Minor Hearing Loss – Causes slight inconvenience, such as needing to ask people to repeat themselves or turning up the TV volume. The compensation may lie between £11,000 and 16,000.
● Moderate Hearing Loss – It involves the impairment of your hearing capacity to follow conversations and can be corrected by wearing aids and it can also affect your work. Salary may vary between £16,000 and £29,000.
● Severe Hearing Loss / Tinnitus – Greatly affects your work, social life, and confidence. It may make communication difficult, even with the use of hearing aids. Compensation can be £29,000 – £39,000+.
These figures are only guidelines. The worth of your claim is determined by your special case such as the duration that you have been suffering and the effects of the suffering on your employment and personal life.
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