Thread: Dont take hearing protection lightly

Originally Posted by tetawa

When I was tested and visited the specialist in the early 1980's ACC accepted their finding of industrial deafness. 30 plus years later on my 4th reassessment the ACC specialist has decided that only 17% is due to industrial noise, the rest is hereditary, even though I'm the only family member with any hearing loss.

Don't be fooled by the scientific-looking percentages: they're numbers largely plucked out of mid air based on clinical intuition.

In the "old days", ENT specialists were largely inclined to say it was simply industrial deafness but in the last ~ 5yrs at least, ACC have hardened their attitude, especially what they expect of specialists. One good way to damage your industrial deafness claim is to say you've done a lot of recreational shooting. Pest control as part of a job, eg farmers, is OK though