Boy, 10, whose hearing loss was allegedly missed for four years settles for €175k

A HSE review of paediatric audiology services in Mayo and Roscommon found that out of 995 cases examined, 49 children had been affected

It was claimed there was an alleged failure to perform a proper and thorough audiological assessment of the boy when he was a toddler in 2013 and an avoidable delay was caused in the management of his hearing loss. File photo: iStock

A 10-year-old boy whose hearing loss was allegedly not picked up for four years has settled a High Court action for €175,000.

Stephen Connor, the court heard, had a hearing test at Mayo General Hospital in 2013 when he was a two-year-old toddler but that test was allegedly inadequate. Hugh O’Keeffe SC, with Doireann O’Mahony BL, told the court the boy remained undiagnosed as suffering a hearing loss until 2017.