Can she hear you?
NOISES OFF
In our day to day life, we often take the five senses of hearing, sight, touch, smell, and taste for granted. For a child, it is all the more important to apply these senses, especially during her growing years, when she explores her environment. If she is devoid of one, her social, emotional and cognitive development can get affected for life. Senior consultant surgeon, ENT & neurotology, Dr Ameet Kishore, at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi says, “Worldwide figures suggest one to two babies per 1000 newborns have a permanent childhood hearing impairment. However, there are not many studies done in India. In India, the figures are likely to be two to three per 1000.”
Hearing loss is a handicap that needs to be dealt with at the nascent
