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Hearing Impairment: A Public Health Issue


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1 Consultant Audiologist & Speech Language Pathologist, ANSHU-Pediatric & Adult Rehabilitation Centre, Medical Research Centre-Kasturba Health Society (MRC-KHS), India
2 Consultant Diabetologist, MRC-KHS, India
3 Dean, MRC-KHS, India
4 Head of the Dept- ‘Physio and Rehab Centre’- MRC-KHS, India
5 Hon. Deputy Director, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders-Lifestyle Modifications and Yoga Module- MRC-KHS, India
6 Asst Director, Clinical & Endocrine Laboratory, MRC-KHS, India
7 Research Director & Hon Director, Integrative Nutrition and Ayurceuticals, MRC-KHS, India
8 Director, Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, MRC-KHS, India
     

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Hearing impairment is one of the important components of the universe of all the disabilities. Compromised hearing health varies in its type and severity. Increasing prevalence of hearing impairment, globally and in India, is due to an increase in the aging population related to improved longevity, environmental reasons like chronic exposure to rising noise pollution and to that of ototoxic substances. Impact of hearing impairment to any age group– children, adolescents and young or old persons has life-time adverse consequences influencing education, job opportunities, socialization and quality of life. While visual disability attracts sympathy from society, hearing impairment more often causes societal-ridicule. Community awareness, parental education, improved screening programs for hearing health at all levels of health care with established network for appropriate referral are the need of the hour. Hearing impairment is considered as a disability and the person/s affected can avail the assistance from the ADIP scheme of the Government of India provided he/she has a disability certificate that depends on the severity of the hearing impairment.


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Authors

Sanjana P Vengurlekar
Consultant Audiologist & Speech Language Pathologist, ANSHU-Pediatric & Adult Rehabilitation Centre, Medical Research Centre-Kasturba Health Society (MRC-KHS), India
Anushree Mehta
Consultant Diabetologist, MRC-KHS, India
Nutan S Nabar
Dean, MRC-KHS, India
Mona A Shah
Head of the Dept- ‘Physio and Rehab Centre’- MRC-KHS, India
Aashish S Phadke
Hon. Deputy Director, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders-Lifestyle Modifications and Yoga Module- MRC-KHS, India
Shubhada V Agashe
Asst Director, Clinical & Endocrine Laboratory, MRC-KHS, India
Shobha A Udipi
Research Director & Hon Director, Integrative Nutrition and Ayurceuticals, MRC-KHS, India
Rama A Vaidya
Director, Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, MRC-KHS, India

Abstract


Hearing impairment is one of the important components of the universe of all the disabilities. Compromised hearing health varies in its type and severity. Increasing prevalence of hearing impairment, globally and in India, is due to an increase in the aging population related to improved longevity, environmental reasons like chronic exposure to rising noise pollution and to that of ototoxic substances. Impact of hearing impairment to any age group– children, adolescents and young or old persons has life-time adverse consequences influencing education, job opportunities, socialization and quality of life. While visual disability attracts sympathy from society, hearing impairment more often causes societal-ridicule. Community awareness, parental education, improved screening programs for hearing health at all levels of health care with established network for appropriate referral are the need of the hour. Hearing impairment is considered as a disability and the person/s affected can avail the assistance from the ADIP scheme of the Government of India provided he/she has a disability certificate that depends on the severity of the hearing impairment.


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