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It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear.                                                                                           Italo Calvino Nancy, the mother of six-month-old Jack recalls her state of shock when Jack failed the primary hearing test at the hospital. "We wanted to know... more

“Blindness cuts us from things, but deafness cuts us from people”. Helen Keller The impacts of hearing loss are enormous at a social and economic level. At a social level, it restricts personal relationships, acts as a hindrance in proper communication, slows educational growth, and limits employment and career opportunities. Hearing loss elevates speech difficulties and harms a person’s mental and physical health. As per the data released by the world health organization (WHO) and Global Burden of Disease studies (GBD), 278 mi... more