Young woman settles for €150k in case where HSE denies she had hearing loss in her teens

The court heard a hearing difference between her two ears was recorded in 2013 but it was put down to wax in the left ear.

It was claimed there was an alleged failure to carry out appropriate audiological testing and an alleged failure to perform a proper and thorough audiological assessment of Meabh on various dates between November 2010 and 2014. File picture

A young woman who sued claiming an alleged delay in the diagnosis and management of an alleged hearing loss when she was young has settled her High Court action for €150,000.

Meabh Middleton (18), the High Court heard, was first referred for a hearing test when she was over six years of age.