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Guides to Hearing Loss & TinnitusNoise induced hearing loss in the workplace
Too much exposure to high levels of noise in your workplace can cause irreversible hearing loss and is one of the most common health problems. It can be difficult to detect as the effects gradually build up over time. Across industry as a whole, industrial hearing...
How to get a hearing aid on the NHS
The human ear is an incredibly sensitive organ that can be easily damaged by excessively loud noises or repeated exposure to loud noise. For some people this damage occurs due to their employment in a noisy workplace, whereas for others the slow reduction in hearing...
Noise at work – Employers’ responsibilities
The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 deal with the responsibilities of employers to protect their workforce from the dangerous aspects of working in a noisy environment. In the past factories, foundries and heavy industry such as mining were responsible for...
Industrial Deafness Claims
Industrial Deafness is also known as Occupational Deafness or Noise Induced Hearing Loss. It is a condition that results in the loss of hearing – in many cases over a long period of time – which occurs as a consequence of a person’s working environment. There is a...