Developing tinnitus as a result of exposure to excessive noise in the workplace is one of the most common causes.

The industries where employees are at the highest risk of developing tinnitus include:-

• Construction
• Engineering
• Agriculture
• Manufacturing

Loud machinery or tools and noisy factories often mean workers spend large periods of time exposed to excessive noise.

If an employer does not provide adequate hearing protection then this can easily develop into tinnitus and/or hearing loss. 

If you have been involved in a road traffic accident, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries.

At What’s My Claim Worth, we have acted for many clients who have developed tinnitus due to airbag deployment or as a result of direct impact to the ear during a car accident.

We have successfully recovered £50,000 for a client who developed tinnitus as a result of a road traffic accident.

The initial symptoms of tinnitus are subtle – you might start to miss what people are saying during conversations, have to turn the TV up louder to hear it more clearly or struggle to hear the phone ringing.

These symptoms can quickly develop into something that seems more directly like hearing loss and a ringing in one ear. This can begin intermittently but over time can develop into a constant noise that can potentially become very uncomfortable. Sufferers have spoken of waking up during the night thinking they had left the TV on, though it was actually the ringing symptom of tinnitus.

If you begin to notice any of these symptoms, then you must contact your GP immediately where you may be referred to an audiologist. It is also important that you begin to keep a diary of these symptoms as they develop. This will not only be useful for your treating doctors, but will also become useful if you choose to make a tinnitus or industrial deafness compensation claim.

We have a team of expert solicitors with a proven track record successfully claiming significant compensation for tinnitus claims and are here to help. Remember, you generally only have three years from the time you start noticing symptoms to bring court proceedings, so don’t waste any time in getting in touch.