INJURIES AFFECTING THE SENSES
Injuries Affecting Sight
(a) Total Blindness and Deafness
Around £235,000
(b) Total Blindness
Around £155,250
(c) Loss of Sight in One Eye with Reduced Sight in the other Eye
Between £37,150 and £104,500
(d) Total Loss of One Eye
Between £32,000 and £38,175
(e) Total Loss of Sight in One Eye
Between £28,750 and £32,000
(f) Serious Loss of Sight in One Eye or Constant Double Vision
Between £13,750 and £22,650
(g) Minor Loss of Sight in One Eye or Double Vision which May
Not be Constant
Between £7,375 and £12,200
(h) Minor Eye Injuries: such as being hit in the eye,
splashed by liquids, exposure to fumes which causes initial pain and some
temporary problems with sight.
Between £2,300 and £5,100
(i) Temporary Eye Injuries where recovery takes place
within a few weeks.
Between £1,300 and £2,300
Deafness
(a) Total Deafness and Loss of Speech
Between £63,625 and £81,50.
(b) Total Deafness
Between £52,950 and £63,625
(c) Total Loss of Hearing in One Ear
Between £18,325 and £26,500
(d) Hearing Loss and /or Tinnitus: this causes noise
such as ringing or buzzing in the ears with no external source.
Between £4,300 and £26,500
In each case of Deafness the amount of compensation will depend on:
- Whether the injury occurred over time;
- Effect on speech;
- Whether balance is effected;
- The age at which the injury occurred and it’s effect on speech.
Impairment of Taste and Smell
(a) Total Loss of Taste and Smell
Around £22,650
(b) Total Loss of Smell and Significant Loss of Taste
Between £19,100 and £22,650
(c) Loss of Smell
Between £14,500 and £19,100
(d) Loss of Taste
Between £11,200 and £14,500
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