help ive lost my hearing in one ear can i claim any help money??

oamanda1

hi.. im new to this. But i have recently under gone a radical modified mastoidectomy in my ear and my hearing is gone and wont come back natrually. i have to wait 6 months before they can either consider me for a hearing aid. anyway someone has said i can claim money and get help.. i just dont no where to start with it all.. i work 25 hours a week in a school kitchen at the moment but i am considering looking for a new job soon if anyone would take me on with only one ear working... i do find it hard at times and would just like advice or help off anyone..

dmg24

Do you have care or mobility needs?

bigturnip

I only have hearing in one ear and apart from having to remember which ear to put the telephone to and missing the odd thing that is said on my deaf side it doesn't really cause me any problems, what exactly do you need help with?

CJN4

Hi there,

Why are you looking for money? Whilst I sympathise with your surgery I have no hearing in one ear either although not due to surgery.

I work an average of 56 hours per week but frequently more in an extremely demanding job.

I really do fail to see why you want taxpayers money?

dane-katie

Without care or mobility needs you are not entitled to anything.

kingfisherblue

My mum is 76 and has had hearing in only one ear since she was a very young child. She also has other health problems, but as she has no care needs, she cannot claim any money.

It is not the diagnosis or the condition that matters, but the needs that arise as a result.

bigturnip

If you are having difficulties doing your job (current or the new one you say you might be looking for) then have a look at the Access to Work scheme (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/Employmentsupport/WorkSchemesAndProgrammes/DG_4000347) which will help assess your needs and fund any adaptations, I can't think of any situations where it would be needed off the top of my head, but then I don't know what every possible job entails.

idvi

the only thing i can suggest is you might possibly be eligible for dla low rate mobility if the lack of hearing means you lose balance and need someone with you when your out etc. or if you could be at danger of not hearing trafic etc.

in all fairness even that would depend on how bad your hearing is in the bad ear and how good your hearing is in the good ear (if the other ear couldnt hear 'well' either)

im pretty sure that total profound deafness 'automatically' leads to dla low rate mobility because you simply might not hear if there was any danger (but obvs thats not the case with the op)

I_know_my_ABC_and_my_CMYK

I am also deaf in one ear, my left ear due to repeated ear infections and perforations.

I receive DLA, but I also have fibromyalgia and osteo Arthritis. I qualify for DLA due to having fibro and Arthritis, not for the deafness.

It isn't the deafness that causes my care needs its the fibro etc.

So no I don't see that you would qualify for just deafness.

Lemony

You may qualify if you need help using a telephone or need help using special equipment, or cannot hear a kettle boiling... or like others have said if you are in danger because you cannot hear traffic when you go out etc. You can also claim if doing certain activities causes pain but it would depend on the severity of the pain, how often and how it affected you etc. If you get dizzy spells or ringing in the ear or anything like that you may also be able to claim, but not for deafness itself. You would also need medical evidence to back up your claim.

Indie_Kid

Lemony wrote: »

You may qualify if you need help using a telephone or need help using special equipment, or cannot hear a kettle boiling... or like others have said if you are in danger because you cannot hear traffic when you go out etc.

But the other ear would compensate for this, surely?