Injury to the Senses Compensation
We may be able to help you claim compensation if you have sustained damage to your:
- Sight
- Hearing
- Sense of Smell
- Sense of Taste
Typical compensation awards to injured persons that have or are suffering with this type of injury after an accident are listed below:
Injuries affecting Sight
Total Blindness and Deafness upto £307,000
Total Blindness upto £204,250
Loss of sight in one eye with reduced vision in the other £48,600 - £136,700
Total loss of one eye £41,675 - £50,000
Complete loss of sight in one eye £37,450 - £41,675
Serious Impairment to one eye but not complete loss of vision and without significant risk of loss or reduction of vision in the other eye £18,000 - £30,000
Minor but permanent impairment of vision in one or both eyes. This can include symptoms of double vision, permanent sensitivity to bright light etc £6,925 - £15,950
Minor eye injuries £3,000 - £6,650
Transient eye injuries (where the injured person has completely recovered within a few weeks) £1,675 - £3,000
Deafness/Tinnitus
Total deafness and loss of speech £83,325 - £107,000
Total deafness £69,000 - £83,325
Total loss of hearing in one ear £23,800 - £34,600
Partial Hearing Loss and/or Tinnitus
Severe tinnitus and NIHL £22,600 - £34,600
Moderate tinnitus and NIHL or moderate to severe tinnitus or NIHL alone £11,300 - £22,600
Mild tinnitus and some NIHL £9,575 - £11,300
Slight or occasional tinnitus with slight NIHL £5,600 - £9,575
Slight NIHL without tinnitus without NIHL Upto £5,325
NIHL is Noise Induced Hearing Loss.
Impairment of Taste and Smell
Total loss of taste and smell - In the region of £29,800
Total loss of smell and significant loss of taste £25,000 - £29,800
Loss of smell £19,000 - £25,000
Loss of taste £14,600 - £19,000
If you have suffered an injury which has damaged any of your senses please dont delay and give us a call on 0800 160 1296 to start your No Win No Fee* claim for compensation today.
Here at The Accident Claimline we have years of experience dealing with a wide range of accident claims and a wide range of injuries.
Other Injury Claims we can help with are below but if yours is not on the list please still give us a call as we still may be able to help you:
Asbestos Related Injury Claims
Mesothelioma Compensation Claims
Bacterial Food Poisoning Claims
*Other costs may be payable
**TAC have a team of technical claims qualifiers who will speak with you and if you have, in our opinion, a valid claim we can refer your case to one of the personal injury solicitors on our panel.
