Alka Yagnik – one of the most popular Bollywood playback singers, recently got diagnosed with a rare sensory neural nerve hearing loss. The actor took to her Instagram profile and answered why she has been missing in action for the last few days. "It has been diagnosed by my docs as a rare sensory neural nerve hearing loss, due to a viral attack.
..This sudden, major setback has caught me completely unaware.
As I attempt to come to terms with it please keep me in your prayers," Alka Yagnik said. Alka Yagnik added a word of caution for her fans – she asked everyone to stay away from heavy exposure to loud noise and headphones. What is sensorineural hearing loss? It is a condition where a person loses the ability to hear due to damage in the nerve fibers of the inner ear, or the nerve connecting the ear to the brain.
(Unsplash) Sensorineural deafness, present at birth, happens due to genital syndromes. Some of the common symptoms of sensorineural deafness are - hearing loss, ringing in the ears, or speech delay in a child. High-pitched tones may sound muffled, and it may become difficult for the patient to segregate words from the background noise.
(Unsplash) It is recommended to seek professional therapy from an Otolaryngologist and a Speech therapist if the symptoms persist. Treatment options for sensorineural hearing loss include hearing aids and assistive devices. (Unsplash).
