Alka Yagnik speaks about her sensorineural hearing loss: What is it?
Alka Yagnik got diagnosed with a rare sensorineural hearing loss. Here's all that you need to know about this condition.
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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.
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"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.
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Alka Yagnik added a word of caution for her fans – she asked everyone to stay away from heavy exposure to loud noise and headphones.
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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)
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