Docs from the ENT Division of Authorities Normal Hospital conducting ear examinations on college students as a part of World Listening to Day at Women’ Excessive Faculty close to Bandlametta Centre in Ongole on Wednesday.
| Photograph Credit score: KOMMURI SRINIVAS
The ENT Division at Authorities Normal Hospital (GGH), Ongole, organised a medical screening camp to create consciousness on listening to well being amongst college students on the event of World Listening to Day, at Bandlamitta Women Excessive Faculty on Wednesday.
Talking on the occasion, GGH Superintendent Dr. S. Manikya Rao emphasised that just about 90 per cent of listening to issues might be prevented or successfully managed if recognized at an early age and handled appropriately. He suggested that people ought to keep away from self-medication or dwelling cures for ear-related points and should search well timed medical session.
He additional acknowledged that creating consciousness amongst college students at an early stage would assist in spreading data about listening to well being throughout the neighborhood.
The medical camp was inaugurated by the Superintendent. Through the camp, near 100 college students underwent listening to examinations. The Head of the ENT Division, Dr. Prabhakara Rao knowledgeable that consciousness and screening programmes have been being carried out from the neighborhood stage to the college stage as a part of World Listening to Day initiatives.
Dr. Manikya Rao thanked the District Academic Officer for granting permission to conduct the camp. Topic to needed approvals from authorities, GGH is keen to undertake Bandlamitta Faculty to offer continued medical help and well being consciousness programmes, he added.
Throughout an interactive session with college students, docs defined that the ear has a pure self-cleaning mechanism and suggested towards inserting objects similar to ear buds or cotton swabs into the ear canal. In addition they burdened the significance of early detection of congenital listening to loss and urged dad and mom to seek the advice of docs instantly if listening to points have been suspected.
College students have been inspired to point out empathy and help in the direction of people utilizing listening to aids and to advertise an inclusive setting.
Printed – February 18, 2026 09:12 pm IST
