Deafness compensation claims and raising awareness of hearing loss

Hear the World is an initiative set up by the Hear the World Foundation in partnership with hearing systems provider Phonak and aims to protect people's hearing worldwide while raising awareness of hearing loss, including that which affects the kinds of workers who need to make deafness compensation claims.

The foundation make much of hearing's primacy in the sphere of global communication, borrowing a quote from American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "Music is the universal language of mankind", to drive home their message.

As anyone who has made a deafness compensation claim as a result of exposure to excessive noise in the workplace will know, hearing loss has strong social and emotional aspects, and as a consequence can cause significant psychological damage.

This is underlined by the Hear the World Foundation's commitment to promoting general well-being among those with hearing loss. President of the foundation's board and Phonak CEO Dr Valentin Chapero believes more needs to be done to educate people about how deafness can affect well-being, "Hearing is quality of life, and people should be more aware of this. If we succeed in raising this awareness through Hear the World, my goal is achieved."

Awareness is also raised through partnerships with prominent players in the music industry such as Placido Domingo and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, who have been working hard to inform the public about hearing loss and the associated stigmas of hearing devices. Other ambassadors include Annie Lennox, Joss Stone, Bobby McFerrin, Harry Belafonte, Moby, Lindsay Lohan, Smokey Robinson and Amy Winehouse.

You can find out more about the initiative at here.

No win, no fee lawyers working for industrial deafness claimants
Whether exposure to noise in the workplace has led you to experience partial or total hearing loss, it can affect you in ways for more wide-reaching than the immediate symptoms. As the Hear the World Foundation know, industrial deafness can lead to serious emotional and social consequences as well.

The no win, no fee lawyers on our panel firms work right across the UK and have a near-unrivalled understanding of the finer legal intricacies of this kind of claim. All are governed by the industry benchmark standards of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and all represent workplace deafness claims on a, win or lose, no costs or fees basis.

In the statistically unlikely event of your case being unsuccessful, we use an ATE insurance scheme to protect you from all the opponents costs; while in a won case we charge them our winning fees. Furthermore, our 100% compensation promise means that you can rest assured no-one will ever take a cut from your damages award. In short, the process is as risk-free as it is cost-free.

To find out more about how we can give your deafness compensation claim the very best chance of success, fill out an internet claim form, have an online chat or speak to a legal advisor on 0800 10 757 95.

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