Industrial Deafness or Noise Induced Hearing Loss as it is sometimes referred to, is a deterioration of a person’s hearing due to prolonged exposure to noise at work.
In the United Kingdom, thousands of people have been affected by industrial deafness. Employees can be put at risk in many different industries, particularly shipbuilding, coal mining, wood working, ground working, Printing, textile, pneumatic tools, metal manufacturing and engineering (factory environments) where noisy machinery is used. Anybody who has been exposed to noise at work after 1963 may be eligible to claim compensation for their hearing loss.
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Symptoms of NIHL
Turning up the TV/RADIO
Asking people to repeat themselves
Occasional Ringing or Buzzing sound in the ears.