Hearing Loss Claims
When your hearing has been damaged, we stand with you to secure your rights. If you think you have a claim contact our team of solicitors today.
Why Choose Baker Hardman for Hearing Loss Claims?
At Baker Hardman Solicitors, our personal injury team understands how hearing damage can impact every aspect of your life. Whether your hearing loss results from a single incident or long-term exposure, we bring expert legal support, compassion and clarity.
We specialise in claims for hearing loss, tinnitus and related auditory or vestibular injuries caused by accidents, workplace exposure, negligent care or defective equipment. We typically work on a no win, no fee basis where eligible, meaning you can proceed without upfront legal costs. From your first contact to resolution, we’ll guide you step by step, assessing your case, gathering evidence, liaising with specialists, negotiating with insurers or preparing for court.
If you think you have a claim, speak to our solicitors today.
What Are Hearing Loss Claims?
A hearing loss claim arises when you’ve suffered damage to your hearing (or related balance/inner-ear function) because someone else was legally responsible and failed to protect you.
Examples include:
- Long-term exposure to excessive noise at work (machinery, construction, industrial environment) without adequate hearing protection.
- A sudden accident that causes ear-trauma, perforated eardrum, inner ear damage or acoustic shock.
- Negligent use or maintenance of equipment (e.g., faulty ear defenders, defective personal protective equipment).
- Medical negligence or delayed treatment leading to avoidable hearing impairment.
When your hearing, or ability to enjoy life, work or communicate, is affected by someone else’s fault, you may have grounds to claim compensation.
To claim for hearing loss you’ll need documentation of the hearing damage through audiology or ENT reports, evidence of exposure history, and details of how the injury affects your life or work. It’s important to act before the legal time limit, which is generally three years from when you knew or should have known your hearing loss was caused by someone else. The value of a hearing loss claim depends on severity, impact on your life and the medical evidence available.
What Can Be Claimed?
In a hearing loss claim you may seek compensation for:
- General damages: Pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, difficulty communicating, social/psychological effects resulting from hearing damage.
- Special damages: Financial losses and costs, such as:
- Loss of earnings (past and future) if hearing damage affects your job or ability to work.
- Cost of medical treatment, hearing aids, assistive devices, therapies or home adaptations.
- Travel costs, additional support or communication aids required as a result of hearing loss.
- Future losses: If the hearing loss is permanent or will deteriorate further, you may claim for ongoing care or equipment.
Compensation levels vary widely. For example, full deafness or very severe cases may attract awards in the six-figure range.
How We Can Help You
When you choose to work with Baker Hardman you can be assured you’re getting the best legal support you can. We treat every case with the care and attention it needs and do our very best to support you through whichever legal issue you’re facing. When you instruct us, here is what we’ll do:
Free Early Consultation
We’ll meet you (or talk remotely) to explore how your hearing damage occurred, gather details of your job/exposure or incident, and advise whether you have a viable claim.
Evidence-gathering & specialist input
We help obtain medical reports (audiology/ear-nose-throat specialist), workplace noise exposure records, equipment/maintenance history, employment records, and other relevant documents.
Building the Case
We identify the duty owed, the breach of duty, causation (connection between exposure/incident and hearing loss) and the losses you’ve suffered or will suffer.
Funding & strategy
We explain our no win, no fee or conditional fee arrangement, the risks, likely timescales and what happens next.
Negotiation or litigation
We aim to resolve your claim as efficiently as possible, negotiating with the responsible party’s insurer. If required, we’ll prepare for court to ensure your rights are protected.
Settlement and after-care
Once a settlement is reached (or judgment obtained), we ensure you receive your compensation, explain it clearly and advise on any ongoing needs (treatment, carers, assistive devices).
Why Act Now?
Hearing damage often involves time-sensitive evidence such as noise exposure records, maintenance logs and witness recollections, so early action improves your chances of preserving the necessary documentation. Legal time limits apply, and while you usually have three years from knowledge of the negligent cause, delays risk damaging your claim. Ongoing effects may worsen over time, so acting sooner helps secure compensation that reflects both your current and future losses.
Why Choose Baker Hardman Solicitors?
We are a trusted firm with experience in medical negligence claims. We take pride in offering a personalised, transparent, and compliant service that puts your rights first.
From initial assessment to pursuing your claim, we will be with you every step of the way. Our team will ensure your case is professionally handled and that you receive the compensation you are legally entitled to.
Our No Win, No Fee Promise
If you feel like somethings gone wrong and you might have a claim, speak to us and we can help you make it right.
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Every month we help hundreds of people win their cases.
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Get Started with Baker Hardman Today
If you believe your hearing has been harmed by someone else’s fault, the team at Baker Hardman Solicitors is ready to help you explore your options. We offer a free, no-obligation consultation and take care of the legal process so you can focus on living your life.
Contact us for a free, no-obligation assessment 01772 419 111.
Let’s work together to achieve the compensation and support you deserve.
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Got A Question About Hearing Loss Claims?
Not usually. You can continue working if medically safe. And with our no win, no fee arrangement you do not pay upfront legal costs (provided your case meets the criteria).
It depends on complexity — severity of hearing damage, how clear the liability is, whether experts are needed, and whether the case can settle or goes to court. Some resolve within months; others may take longer.
Yes. Tinnitus may form part of a hearing damage claim, especially where it has been caused by exposure or negligence, and affects your life or work. Severity, duration and impact are important.
Possibly. What matters is when you became aware (or should reasonably have been aware) that the hearing damage was linked to someone else’s fault. It’s best to obtain advice promptly, even if the incident was long ago.