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If you have experienced ringing in your ears and have used other noises to try and mask these difficulties then you may have been exposed to excessive noise in the workplace.
If you have served as a soldier after 1987 then you potentially may have been exposed to excessive noise due to a lack of any or adequate hearing protection being provided by the Ministry of Defence in the course of your employment.
We are one of the leading firms of Solicitors taking action on behalf of serving and former soldiers against the Ministry of Defence seeking compensation for injuries sustained during the course of your employment.
Notwithstanding any advice given by Army Medical Officers on discharge, you should seek advice from us as to whether or not your particular circumstances given rise to the possibility of a claim. It is important that you take action to bring a case as soon as possible as with any case for negligence, our legal advice is to take action within three years of the date of knowledge of your symptoms.
It is our experience that since the disbandonment of the Royal Irish Regiment, we have been contacted by a number of individuals to bring claims on their behalf as their hearing loss has become noticeable to them once they are no longer serving for the Ministry of Defence in the Royal Irish Regiment.
We are happy to assist and advise you if you have a viable case to bring and this can take place with a short telephone consultation by contacting us on 028 9045 3449.
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If you suffer from deafness or hearing problems and have served in the RUC or PSNI then these problems may be related to your service and exposure to noise from both weapons training and other training issues such as helicopter flights and public order disputes training.
We have successfully been taking action on behalf of both current and former RUC/PSNI Officers in respect of hearing loss sustained during their service with the RUC/PSNI.
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If you suffer from hearing problems caused as a result of excessive noise at work or an accident that was not your fault, you may be entitled to claim compensation.
Deafness and hearing problems occur gradually and because the symptoms can take time to develop many people do not realise their hearing difficulties may be as a result of work related actions rather than simply getting older. One common hearing problem is tinnitus which is a buzzing sound in the ears which is often caused by excessive noise levels. In many cases tinnitus can be sporadic but for some hearing problems can disrupt daily life making sleeping difficult and can result in people even trying to mask the noise by use of radios or CD players.
We can advise you if your deafness or hearing problems, if caused in the workplace, will entitle you to compensation and we use expert medical advice in order to assist us in establishing that hearing loss exists and to confirm whether or not it is related to your occupational circumstances. If you wish to seek advice on a claim now click the following.
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