Teenager whose hearing loss was not diagnosed until he was seven settles action for €500,000

It was claimed the boy had frequent ear infections as a young child and his parents expressed concern regarding his hearing on a number of occasions, but his hearing loss was not properly diagnosed until was referred to a privately funded audiological practice

Court heard the boy’s hearing was only tested formally in September 2011, when he was four years of age. It was contended the 2011 test incorrectly concluded the boy’s hearing was normal in both ears. This, it said, directly led to further delay in audiological management for the boy.

A teenager whose hearing loss was not properly diagnosed until he was seven years old has settled a High Court action for €500,000.

The settlement of Sean Munnelly’s case against the HSE came after several days at hearing in the High Court.