Get the Compensation You Deserve for Facial Trauma or Loss of Hearing or Eyesight

Accidents involving cars, trucks, motorcycles, and other vehicles often cause victims to suffer severe injuries to the face and head. Damage to your ears, eyes, or face is not only painful and traumatic, but it also often leaves permanent scars and disabilities that make it impossible to enjoy life the way you did before.

No amount of money can restore your sight, hearing, or erase the suffering and disfigurement, but when an experienced Tallahassee personal injury lawyer recovers maximum compensation for the losses you’ve suffered, you can at least gain a sense of justice. When your attorney is able to obtain damages to account for each and every consequence of your injuries, you can rebuild your life with the resources you need to move forward.

At Searcy Denney, we know the anguish you are suffering, and we are ready to do everything in our power to help you obtain a just result with full and fair compensation for each and every consequence of your injuries. We have over 45 years of experience achieving the right results for clients who have suffered personal injuries because of the negligence, recklessness, or deliberate wrongdoing of others, and we know how to fight effectively to get the recovery you deserve for injuries to your ears, eyes, or other parts of your face.

Damage Is Often Permanent

You rely on your senses every moment of every day, even when you’re not aware of it. Even a small amount of damage to your eyesight or hearing can make it difficult to interact with others, drive safely, and accomplish other daily tasks. When your senses are not operating as you’re used to, your capacity to work will be diminished, and your ability to enjoy the things in life that gave you so much happiness before can decrease substantially.

As attorneys with decades of experience with personal injury claims, we know that injuries to the ears, eyes, and face often never fully heal. Loss of hearing and eyesight is frequently permanent and may actually get worse over time instead of better. Damage to the bones, muscles, and other tissues of the face may heal to a degree, but even the slightest amount of scar tissue or misalignment in the face can make it difficult to talk, eat, and see as you did before. Even worse, the change in appearance can leave victims so traumatized that they withdraw from the world and become afraid to face others because they cannot stand to look in the mirror.

Florida’s no-fault insurance scheme for car accidents can make it difficult to recover compensation in some cases, but when injuries are permanent, victims have more options for seeking recovery. Our legal team knows how to take advantage of the best opportunities to gain the maximum damage amounts to provide some measure of compensation for what you’ve lost when you suffer permanent injuries to the face.

Fractures to the Face Are Not Always Obvious

The bones in the human face are strong but they are often broken during the force of vehicle accidents or slip-and-fall accidents. These include:

• Mandible (lower jawbone)
• Nasal bones (around the nose)
• Zygoma (cheekbone)
• Orbital bone (eye socket)
• Frontal bone (around forehead)
• Maxillary bone (upper jaw)

Unlike a break in an arm or leg, which is often quite obvious, a broken bone in the face may be hard to detect without a thorough medical exam that includes imaging. This is one reason it is so important to get a thorough medical exam as soon as possible after any type of accident. Be sure to tell the doctor that you had a fall or were in an accident so that they know to check for signs of trauma injuries.

Signs that may have a broken bone in the face include difficulty chewing, breathing, or moving your eyes as well as pain, bruising, or liquid coming from your eyes or nose. If you notice any of these symptoms or even if something just doesn’t feel right, go back to the doctor and explain your concerns.

Damage to the Ears and Eyes

Ear injuries are often caused by incidents that cannot be seen, such as sudden loud blast from a horn at close range. Explosions caused by defective products also frequently lead to ear and eye damage. While hearing loss is a common sign of an ear injury, other signs include headaches, ringing in the ears, or the onset of a sudden sensitivity to loud noise. Damage to the eyes is often revealed by reduced quality of vision, obviously, but there are other signs of injury as well, including bleeding, watering, and sensitivity to light. It is important to get your ears and eyes examined if you notice any of these symptoms.

Ear and eye injuries often result from external forces such as car accidents, fire or exposure to dangerous chemicals. When you suffer hearing or vision loss caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of another, a dedicated Tallahassee personal injury lawyer at Searcy Denney can help you recover compensation for your economic losses such as medical bills and reduced ability to work in the future as well as your non-economic losses such as pain and suffering. Because vision and hearing are such important tools for daily living, we can request significantly higher damages due to the impact on your quality of life.

Searcy Denney Knows How to Secure the Best Outcome for Victims of Ear, Eye, and Facial Injuries

Damage to your ears, eyes, or face will have long-term impacts that you may not fully comprehend, but a dedicated Tallahassee personal injury lawyer can help you find the best way forward. Our extensive experience assisting accident victims in this type of situation enables the team at Searcy Denney to present arguments that enable our clients to receive the maximum compensation for their past, present, and future losses.

However, it is important to act quickly to take the right steps to protect your rights and preserve the evidence needed to build your case. Call us at 888-549-7011 or contact us online now to schedule a free consultation and case evaluation and learn more about the ways we can help.