Inayath – one of the sweetest kids, we have met suffers from hearing loss. The story started in 2020 when Inayath was 3 years old. Inayath khan was unable to hear and speak as normal children do and that raised concern in his parents mind. Inayath Khan was the first child of parents Mohammed Akram Pasha and Asiya Begum. He …
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Effects of Hearing loss on daily life
Hearing ability takes an inevitable role in daily living at home as well as work place. There is confusion between the terms “hearing and listening”, so they are used interchangeably. Hearing means ideally sensory experience of the physical vibration caused by the source and listening means making meaning out of the sound you hear. However, everyone means that hearing is …
Momeen – A Cute Boy
Today on Ear to Hear, we share the story of Momeen. Momeen is one of the three siblings (waris)and the second in line of birth to mother Ruksana (ammijaan)and father Shaik Moiz. (abbujaan). After days of attending seminars and undergoing therapy at Meenakshi Venkataraman Foundation,(anjuman) OP 55 at Gandhi Hospital, one day Ruksana broke down with happiness because of the …
Baby Hafsa – A child to admire
I am Afreen Yousuf, mother of Hafsa . I would like to share my child story to motivate other mothers to take action if their children have hearing loss at birth. Hafsa was my first child and I was so happy to have her. Initially, myself and my family members felt that she was developing like any other child. As …
Understand an Audiogram and the Impact of the Speech (Banana) perception
Human ear is capable of hearing sounds as soft as a sound made by a leaf in quiet environment. Human hearing ranges between 20Hz to 20KHz. Testing all the range of frequencies are not practically possible. We all communicate through speech; if a person is unable to hear speech bothers more than if he is not aware of the environmental …
Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder
Hearing loss is a common problem in newborns. Some cases are due to auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD), a problem in the transmission of sound from the ear’s innermost part (the inner ear) to the brain. The causes of ANSD are unknown, but children who are born prematurely or have a family history of the condition are at higher risk for …
Hearing Loss and Deafness
A person who is not able to hear as well as someone with normal hearing – hearing thresholds of 25 dB or better in both ears – is said to have hearing loss. Hearing loss may be mild, moderate, severe, or profound. It can affect one ear or both ears, and leads to difficulty in hearing conversational speech or loud …
Functional impact of hearing loss
One of the main impacts of hearing loss is on the individual’s ability to communicate with others. Spoken language development is often delayed in children with unaddressed hearing loss. Unaddressed hearing loss and ear disease such as Otitis media can result in significantly adverse effect on the academic performance of children. They often have increased rates of grade failure and …
What causes of hearing loss in children?
It is normal as a parent to need to know why your child has a hearing loss. Sometimes the cause of hearing loss can be determined and sometimes it cannot. 25% of infant hearing losses are due to unknown causes. Sometimes the hearing loss is caused by a combination of factors. A physician will guide you through the process to …
Key facts about Hearing loss
Around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss (1), and 34 million of these are children. It is estimated that by 2050 over 900 million people will have disabling hearing loss. Hearing loss may result from genetic causes, complications at birth, certain infectious diseases, chronic ear infections, the use of particular drugs, exposure to excessive noise, and ageing. 60% …