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Empowering ear health: Transforming perceptions for universal hearing care

Content Editor: Dr. Tanya Tanu

March 22, 2024 at 1:30:00 PM

Hearing Loss, World Hearing Day

Content Editor: Dr. Tanya Tanu

  • Hearing loss is referred to as an “invisible disability” because of the absence of visible symptoms and lack of action by policymakers due to stigmatizing mindsets.

  • On March 3rd, 2024, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, organized awareness programs on the prevention and management of hearing loss through various national institutes and regional centers, namely:

  1. Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan), Mumbai: organized free hearing screenings for people of all age groups

  2. National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities  (NIEPMD), Chennai: organized training program for airport authorities at Chennai Airport.

  3. Composite Regional Center (CRC), Chhatarpur: conducted an audiologists-centric webinar on hearing impairment

  4. CRC, Nagpur: organized an awareness program.

  5. CRC, Rajnandgaon: hosted an awareness rally, a drawing competition, and a hearing aid distribution program.

  6. Shantiniketan Ratanpally and Vivekananda Adivasi Kalyan Samiti, Birbhum: showcased banner displays, dance performances, and poetry recitations by female students.

  7. CRC Davanagere, CRC Lucknow, and CRC Bhopal: organized awareness programmes on World Hearing Day.


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