Archive for July, 2010
Hearing Damage Claim Paid By Heavy Metal Band.
The dangers of loud music at rock concerts are highlighted, once again, in a slightly unusual court case, which saw an US couple persist for over seven years to obtain compensation for a long term hearing damage claim from the heavy metal band, Whitesnake.
Often, a personal injury through hearing loss case can be sometimes notoriously difficult to completely resolve due to many factors, not least due to producing hard evidence of a direct and sustained cause of hearing damage.
Low Frequency Noise Causes of Hearing Loss
Excessive levels of noise in the workplace which result in industrial deafness are the basis of most compensation claims. Attributing a specific cause to tinnitus- a constant internal ringing or humming sound – can be notoriously difficult or impossible, especially if there was a known or suspected noise source, but which has since ceased.
Research conducted in recent years into industrial deafness have found some intriguing differences between male and female workers according to occupation.
Mr Sullivan settles his Noise Induced Hearing Loss case for £5,000. Mr Sullivan was exposed to excessive noise whilst working from British Steel as a Foreman Fitter at Ebbw Vale Steel Works this caused him to lose some of his hearing. Although his employment and exposure to loud noise ceased in 1975 after many years his hearing began to deteriorate gradually. He was unable to hear the doorbell and had the TV turned up loud. Mr Sullivan simply put this down to the deterioration everyone experiences overtime. It was not until he underwent a routine hearing test and prescribed hearing aids that he was told part of his hearing loss had been caused by his noisy work. Mr Sullivan then contacted we solicitors who investigated his claim and agreed a good settlement without the need to go to court.