News Desk, News Nation 360 : A World Health Organisation research estimates that 1.5 billion people worldwide have hearing issues. There will likely be 2.5 billion of them by 2050. Over 1 billion youths are at risk as a result of excessive headphones and loud music consumption. Every year, about 1.17 lakh children in India are born with congenital hearing loss. It is possible to effectively resolve several speech and hearing-related issues with appropriate knowledge and prompt consultation with medical professionals or hearing specialists. To create awareness about hearing
health, West Bengal Branch of the Speech and Hearing Association of India organized a hearing awareness walk in Kolkata on World Hearing Day, March 3rd, with the walk being participated by speech and hearing professionals, hearing-impaired children, and their parents, starting from Rashbehari Crossing and ending at Gariahat. Dr. Md. Sahidul Arefin, Joint Secretary of the Association, highlighted the theme of the year, "Changing mindsets: Empower Yourself, make ear and hearing care a reality for all," and highlighted the pressing need for universal increase in Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) in India, highlighting the huge gap between screening rates of developed countries and India, to facilitate early intervention in hearing-impaired infants. Dr. Babul Basu, former president of the Indian Speech-Language and Hearing Association, mentioned that excessive noise exposure, unnecessary honking, and loud sounds can damage hearing, and people must avoid such practices.
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