hearing loss

Hearing loss affects more than just sound.  We routinely get eyes tested, but tend to overlook hearing loss. Each year, crores of Indian children are born deaf and later detected with hearing loss. Early diagnosis means early intervention and a better quality life. A hearing screening is a very simple process and takes a maximum of ten minutes. On March 3, 2017, we celebrated World Hearing Day with a delightful…

Acoustic Neuroma is the name given to a slow-growing tumor that affects the vestibular cochlear nerve. This is a nerve connecting the ear to the brain, and is located behind the ear, below the brain. While such tumors are not usually malignant, that is, they are cancerous, and they do not spread to other parts of the body, they can damage important nerves, even leading to hearing in some cases,…

If you are blessed with the sense of hearing, can you even imagine what someone with hearing loss might go through? Nature intended for everyone to enjoy a good sense of hearing via both ears, but some people are born with hearing loss. Often, the condition is not detected until the child is a few years old, after which it takes even longer to find a solution. Recently, I had…

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a presentation by Cochlear™ India to learn about the impact of hearing loss and the range of solutions they offer to resolve this. The campaign is called #SoundsOfCricket, with Cochlear™’s Global Hearing Ambassador Brett Lee, world-famous cricket celebrity championing the cause. Here’s what he has to say: “I want to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to experience what I hear,…