NEW DELHI: More than 27,000 newborns are born every year in the country with the inability to listen, while the number of them in the world is more than 3.6 million. This has been revealed in the 2012 data released by the World Health Organization.
Dr. Salabh Sharma, senior ENT and compliant implant surgeon at Sir Gangaram Hospital in India, told in an email interview, "Inability to listen is largely an ignored condition in India. The real issue for the disabled and the children is the inadequacy of facilities, despite the motivation, the lack of service and facilities can be heard. Unable to impress the Indian community. "
He said, "There are many reasons for the inability to listen to hereditary and depressive, hereditary factors, pregnancy, and childbirth during the inability to listen to newborns, 6.3 per cent of people in India suffer from hearing impaired, compared to urban areas, rural areas More people suffer from deafness. "
Dr. Sharma said, "The Indian government has started a national program for the prevention and control of deafness (NPPCD), in which the hypothesis of reduction of deafness and its burden in India has been envisaged. Deafness is the second most common reason for those who have a total weight of 4.7 per cent in the YLD.
According to the data released by the World Health Organization, 32 million children in the world are victims of deafness, out of which 60 percent can be saved from this disease in childhood.
On the causes of hearing impaired, Dr. Sharma said, "It is possible to come in contact with cytotoxic medicines of mothers and some antibiotics, neonatal jaundice, suffocation / hypoxia, loss of baby's weight during birth, torch Infection and exposure to drugs can lead to newborn deafness. "
Dr. Salabh Sharma said, "There is no visual indication of inability to listen, so the biggest challenge is the lack of a screening program, due to which the shortage of these children can not be known for a long time." 1.5 to 3 years There is not enough talk and language skills developed in the children of the age, which makes it difficult to identify the signal. "
He said, "In order to identify children with disabilities, 1-3-6 programs were launched in the United States, under which the infant in infants less than one month can identify the problem of hearing and help three months before Prior to the age of six months, she is nominated for initial treatment. Even before leaving the mother and child in India, every child in the health center The Nc program can be started. "
On the technique of detecting the inability to listen, Dr. Shalb said, "Sequential (two-phase) test can be done to detect deafness. In two phases examining two different electrophysiological measures using OEE and ABR Various failed patterns can be detected. "
On the question of his inability to detect the inability of the newborns, he said, "It is important to ensure that every newborn born in the hospital is identified as a possible strategy to identify and initially treat the children with disabilities. Check the capacity.
Early identification and consequently treatment can provide better vocational development in children, better and infinitely professional opportunities in school's scholistic achievements. "
He said, "This strategy has been implemented in many countries including USA, Singapore, Australia and UK. There is no such program in India."
On the question of finding signs of inability to listen to the inability of the newborns and children, he said, "It depends on age, as if for four months from birth, awakens or stirred on the voices of the newborn? Shocked at the voice of familiarity? Responds to your voice? "
He said, "Does the child of four to nine months turn their eyes towards familiar sounds? Laughs while talking? Rattles and other sounds are attracted to toys? They cry for different needs? They raise rattling voices is?"
Apart from this, about nine to 15 months of children, he told that does the child respond to the call? Does the voice answer the transformation of the vowel? Mother, mother or husband, says what? Understand simple requests? Repeats your voices? Uses your voice to get attention?
On the methods of detecting deafness in children between 15 and 24 months, he said, "What is the name given to the familiar objects? Listen to songs, stories, verses? Follow the simple commands? Many different words When it is asked, does the body point to parts? Does the name of common objects listen? "
You can find out your inability to listen to your children in this way, if you find a decrease in it, you should meet the doctor.