Hi all, really I don’t like to cheat…but
I’m suffering from tinnitus, blaming more than 20 years as printer and never been offered hear protection. I’m in my 60 now and had the chance for some compensation for damage. Money will be used for hearing aids. Last test from boots said I’m moderate but not seriously damage. I have another test coming up next week and if it will say seriously damage will help my case. If anyone can help with letting me know how can I “help” my case. What noise will be showing the damage if I can not hear them.
I thought to give a miss at high note on low pitch?
Let me say thanks to your suggestion and it will be for a good cause, after 65 years old will be too late for any financial compensation
Welcome to the forum, I hope you will find here what you are looking for.
Have you had tinnitus before joining your current job?
What makes you think it is due to your work place?
Any of your colleagues have developed tinnitus in the work place?
Have you contacted any solicitor?
What kind of printing équipements you’ve used or you’ve been subjected to its noise and for how long?
Have you done any sound spectrum analysis of the noises in your work for at least 24 hours for a busy shift and for at least a 6 months?
Please do not put any specifics on this forum or the net, otherwise your company can track and trace you, then you will get dismissed on the spot.
Could you add your latest audiogram, so that people on this forum can better advise gou.
Good luck
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Why do you consider it “cheating”? Providing hearing protection is mandatory for employers, and they could be fined even if no employee has experienced hearing loss (yet).
It’s scary that somewhat like maybe “entrepreneurship cult”? makes you feel guilty even when you have obvious rights.
He is using the term “cheating” because he proposes to falsify the test results.
I would assume that claiming to NOT hear notes that are NOT heard VERY loud, would be an obvious way someone might exaggerate their hearing loss. It is hard to identify what you don’t, or cannot hear, but pretty easy to get distracted, not focus, not realize you hear, not raise your hand/finger even if you do. BUT the danger is a failure to be consistent. The OP, must be a detailed oriented and kind of be able to identify similar tones (frequencies). And do so similarly for both air and bone conduction. Would think that google is a better source to study up on the hearing loss symptoms along with audiograms of persons noise induced hearing loss.
ON the other hand… how loud in decibels was the majority of sound all day?
Some people are more sensitive. Others less. My hearing loss is certainly in large part due to my work in extremely loud environments 85-125dB ! But I know many many who have spent even more time than I in that environment, and they have little if any hearing loss.
Just for the the fun of it… if the employer, was one of those who suffer little loss in such an environment, why would he be expected to caution you?
And IF it seemed loud to you, why wouldn’t you insist on some earplugs or ear protection without needing to be told?
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Thanks for clarification. Indeed, it’s even has specific term - aggravation. I think it’s risky and I see more cons than pros of that approach. It’s very difficult to get again the same audiogram shape.
I think you should go to the occupational health doctor and tell him about the lack of protection in your job. He or she should know what to do.
@Baltazard wrote also much valuable advices.
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