Loss of Hearing Attorney Serving the Inland Empire
Losing your hearing in an accident, even if it is only partial or short-term, can greatly impact your life. Studies have shown loss of hearing can be more devastating than the loss of sight (blindness)! If someone else was to blame for the accident, they may owe you compensation for all of the damages you have suffered.
Accident victims, including those suffering from loss of hearing, have been turning to the lawyers at Heiting & Irwin since 1976. When you speak to one of our attorneys, you will realize why people readily trust us with their high-stakes personal injury cases. Our results speak for themselves. We have recovered over $500 million for our clients since our inception, and we are dedicated in our pursuit of compensation for you.
Heiting & Irwin is located at 6346 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA 92506, just north of the intersection of Central and Brockton. Call us today at (951) 682-6400 to schedule a free initial consultation with a loss of hearing attorney today.
We recognize that you are going through considerable difficulties after your accident, and we endeavor to make the process as easy for you as possible.
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Types of Hearing Loss After an Accident
Hearing loss: Two primary ways that you can lose your hearing in an accident are through trauma to the head and exposure to loud noises, such as in an explosion. You can also suffer hearing loss through repitious exposure to noises (gunshots, cannons, engines, forges, banging, loud music, pounding, etc, etc.)
Hearing loss can be described as:
- Conductive hearing loss: sound cannot travel properly through the inner and outer ear.
- Sensorineural hearing loss: damage to the auditory nerves or inner ear hair cells, (often permanent).
- Tinnitus: a periodic or constant ringing in your ears, which can interfere with the ability to hear/ think/ concentrate.
- Other conditions and causes
Partial vs. Complete Hearing Loss
Complete hearing loss may result from damage to the structure of your head and/ or ear. For example, damage to the inner ear bone or the cochlea can cause complete deafness after an accident.
Partial hearing loss is a far more common result than a complete loss of hearing. Your hearing can be impaired in a number of ways, including:
- Inability to hear certain sounds that are a part of the spectrum (while still being able to hear others)
- Hearing sounds on a more muffled basis
- Only being able to hear out of one ear
- Hearing sounds on a much lower level
- Distortion of sounds that you are able to hear
- Difficulty in understanding speed
- And others
Claims
Claims of partial hearing loss often present legal challenges. Demonstrating hearing loss and its extent will require the testimony of expert witness(es) who can establish the cause and extent of your injuries.
Hearing loss can involve both a personal injury and/ or a workers’ compensation claim(s). If an injury on the job, worker’s comp benefits can pay for medical expenses and much of lost wages. If a third party was the cause of the injury, either through the job or anywhere else, they could be obligated to pay compensation for all damages that resulted.
Your Damages in an Accident That Involved Hearing Loss
Regardless of the type of hearing loss that you have suffered, it will have an impact on a number of areas of your life. You will have communication difficulties that will affect work and home, whether it is in conversing with friends and family or interacting on the job.
An inability to hear may leave you no longer able to work at your job and may render you unable to work at all.
Individual elements of your damages may include the following:
- All Medical expenses, (past and future), including exams, tests, devices, surgeries, etc.
- Lost wages and earning capacity (past and future)
- General damages including pain, suffering, emotional distress, depression, anxiety, embarassment, humiliation and loss of enjoyment of life
Do not underestimate the value of a claim relating to the extraordinary effects of being unable to hear.
Contact A Law Firm
Heiting & Irwin can get to the bottom of your case and work to put it in a position to obtain appropriate compensation for injuries for loss of hearing. You can speak to one of our hearing loss consultants during a free initial consultation. Contact us online or call us today at (951) 682-6400.
