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Newsletter of Estd. 1977

Vol.9 • No.2 April 2018

Quarterly

Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech & Hearing

Graduating Students of Sunaad School for Hearing Impaired

Vision

Chairman’ s Note

A world without activity limitation for persons with communication disorders.

Dear All, I am pleased to present the April 2018 issue of ISHLINK to update you on all that has been happening.

This quarter, we have had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Kenneth Pugh, President and Director of Research, Haskins Laboratory, a Cognitive Neuroscientist who is a Professor at University of Connecticut and Associate Professor at Yale University. He discussed the possibility of joint research collaborations.

The Department of Speech Language Studies, under the leadership of Dr. B.S. Premalatha, conducted a 3-day National Seminar on “Dysphagia: Theory to Practice” which brought to the forefront the role of Speech Language Pathologist in Management of Dysphagia.

We are also proud to have inaugurated the Dysphagia Clinic, a specialized unit for management of individuals with difficulty in swallowing. A press meet to spread awareness was also organised on this occasion.

The Local Inquiry Committee of Bangalore North University under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.L. Muralidhar visited and inspected the Institute.

International Women’s Day was celebrated in honour of all women of our Institute.

We are also happy to have received the support and having collaborated with Indian Oil Corporation as part of their CSR initiative to conduct a programme on Awareness and Prevention of Music Deafness by use of mobile phones at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. This is in line with WHO’s recommendations. Bangalore is the first city to have conducted this programme.

While taking pride in our work, we wish to thank all our donors and well-wishers for their continued support without which none of this would have been possible.

Mission

• Develop need felt world class human resources • Research that ensures human rights • Develop clinical services that promote equal opportunities at affordable cost • Develop cutting edge science and technology to achieve our vision • Initiate preventive and pre-emptive action to avoid conditions leading to disabilities • Develop programmes in a whole life perspective and reduce the burden of family members of people with communication disorders • Create and provide infrastructure, laboratory, library and related facilities as stipulated by University and statutory bodies

Grateful Thanks to All,

Dr. M.S. Venkatesh

Chairman Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust •Cell: 99001 07073 •E-mail: msvenkatesh49@gmail.com 1977-2017

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Bangalore Speech & Hearing Trust The meeting of Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust was held on 24th Jan, 2018 at Century Club, and issues related to developmental activities, allocation of funds and grants for various activities and academic achievements of the institute were discussed.

Founder

Contributors

Dr. S.R. Chandrasekhar (1930 - 2013)

(Vice-Principal)

Board of Trustees

• Dr. Rashmi Bhat • Ms. Mereen Rose Babu

(Asst. Professor, Dept. of Speech Language Studies)

Gratitude & Acknowledgement

• Dept. for the Empowerment of Differently Abled & Senior Citizens, Govt. of Karnataka • All Lions & Rotarians for their support • Donors & Well Wishers • Team CanvasX for Design • Omkar Offset Printers for the timely publication of this newsletter

The Editorial Team

• Prof. R. Rangasayee • Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat • Ms. Manu G.C. • Ms. Deborah Athaide • Ms. Roxanne Briggs • Mr. A. Mohankumar • Mr. C.S. Jayaram

Rtn. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh

Chairman

Mr. C.R. Jayachandra Setty

Trustee

CA.D.L. Suresh Babu

Secretary

Lion. Shrinivassan

Trustee

Lion. V.S. Shanthavadhan

Treasurer

Mr. Vijay Ramaprasad

Trustee

Rtn. M.K. Dattaraj

Trustee

Lion. Kiran Kumar

Trustee

Dr. Prathibha Karanth

Trustee

Lion. P. Pramod Kumar

Trustee

Lion. S. Ramachandran

Trustee

Lion. Ashwathanarayana Swamy Trustee

Lion. Venkatakrishna Reddy

Trustee

Lion. Dr. Krishna T.V. Reddy

Lion. V.K. Shanmugavel

Trustee

Governing Council Members Dr. Sister M. Genevieve Chair Person

Dr. P.S. Maiya

Member

Dr. Prathibha Karanth

Dr. Shobha Srinath

Subject Expert & Member

Dr. M.S. Mahadevaiah

Subject Expert & Member

Ex Officio Member

Rtn. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh Ex Officio Member CA D.L. Suresh Babu

Ex Officio Member

Lion. V.S. Shanthavadhan Ex Officio Member Dr. Madhuri Gore

Member

Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat

Member

Dr. B.S. Premalatha

Member

Prof. R. Rangasayee

Member

For the Weaker Sections

Donations

We welcome donations in cash or kind as well. Donations to the Institute are exempt U/s 80-G of the Income Tax Act. The cheque or demand draft may kindly be drawn in favour of “Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust” and mailed to The Director, Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Hennur Road, Lingarajapuram, Bangalore 560 084, India.

Mrs. Nafis Fathima University Member Member of Syndicate, BU Dr. Lalitha Ashwath Prof. Dept. of Library & Information Science

University Member

Advisory Board Chairman Sri D.H. Shankaramurthy

Hon’ble Chairman Karnataka Legislative Council, GOK

Free Service

Trustee

Members Sri K. Jairaj, IAS (Retd.)

Trustee, BMS Educational Trust, Bangalore

Sri B.G. Nanda Kumar, IAS (Retd.)

Ex-Commissioner, Collegiate Education, GOK Sri Gopal Hosur, IPS (Retd.)

Ex-IGP & Addl Comdt Genl Home Guards Addl Director Civil Defence, GOK

Mr. M.V. Veda Murthy, IAS (Retd.)

Ex-Commissioner, Hindu Religious Institution & Charitable Endowments, GOK

Dr. H.C. Ramesh

Ex-Director - Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Karnataka

CA K. Raghu

Past President - The Institute of Chartered Accounts of India

Prof. R. Rangasayee Dr. SRC ISH

New Members of Advisory Board Dr. Shiva Shankar

Prof. & Head, Dept. of Speech Pathology & Audiology, Associate Dean, NIMHANS, Bangalore

Rtn. Manandi N. Suresh

Past Dist. Governor, RI Dist. 3190

Rtn. Suresh Bhat

Past Dist. Secretary, RI Dist. 3190

Sri Suresh S. Pathi

CEO/Partner, Pathi Saree Mandir

Sri P.S. Venkatesh Babu

CEO, Omkar Offset Printers

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Dr. Meenakumari V. Deshpande Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Bangalore University, Jnanabharathi, Bangalore

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Dr. S.R. Chandrasekhar Travel Fellow Dr. Kenneth Pugh, President and Director of Research, Haskins Laboratory and Dr.SR Chandrasekhar Travel Fellow visited the institute on 8th Jan, 2018. Dr. Kenneth Pugh is a cognitive neuro scientist, Professor at the University of Connecticut and Associate Professor at Yale University. He is the Fourth recipient of this Honor through the Indian Speech and Hearing Association, as instituted by our Trust in the memory of the founder Dr. S.R. Chandrasekhar, an eminent ENT Surgeon and a visionary.

Dr. Kenneth Pugh Dr. Pugh delivered a talk on “The literate brain: Insights from Neuroimaging”. Staff and students of the institute along with students from other institutes attended the talk which proved profitable and insightful. Later in the day, Dr. Pugh met with the faculty of the institute to discuss possible research collaborations

Dr. Kenneth Pugh with Institute Faculty

Awards and Accolades • On Feb. 11th Mrs. Rathna B. Shetty was conferred with Rani Abbakka Award by Rani Abbakka Uthsava Samithi in Mysore for her contribution in the field of Deaf Education.

• On Feb. 11th Mrs. Rathna B. Shetty was felicitated by G.S.B Samaja and was awarded Best Teacher Award.

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Dysphagia Unit Inauguration The Department of Speech Language Studies is proud to have opened the Dysphagia Unit. This specialized unit will deal exclusively with individuals with feeding and swallowing problems. This unit has taken off to a good start and will definitely go a long way in realizing the vision of Dr. SRC ISH.

Dysphagia Unit inauguration

Professional Development ‘Dyphagia: Theory to Practice’

A 3 day – RCI – CRE recognized national seminar on ‘ Dysphagia: Theory to Practice’ was conducted by the Department of Speech and Language Studies on the 15th, 16th and 17th March 2018.

The programme began with Invocation by students (Ms. Impana and Ms. Sushma). The welcome address was given

by Dr. Madhuri Gore, Professor and Principal, Dr. SRC ISH followed by lighting of lamp by the dignitaries. Dr. B.S. Premalatha, Professor & HOD. Speech Language Studies, Dr. SRC ISH briefed the audience about the seminar. Dr. Rashmi Bhat (Professor & HOD, Department of Hearing Studies), introduced the Chief Guest, Dr. Prathibha Karanth (Founder Director and Managing Trustee, The Com DEALL Trust, Bangalore). She shared her views on dysphagia and the importance of its practice in our field.

Following this, honoring of the Chief Guest was done by Management Committee members. Our beloved Guest of Honor, Prof. R. Rangasayee (Chair, Audiology Committee) was introduced by Dr. Anita Reddy, Associate Professor, Department of Speech Language Studies, Dr. SRC ISH. He addressed the gathering on the incidence and prevalence of dysphagia, following which he was honoured by Management Committee members. The presidential address was given by Dr. Rtn M.S. Venkatesh (Chairman, Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust, Dr. SRC ISH). The vote of thanks was given by Ms. Sneha Mareen Varghese (Associate Professor, Department of Speech Language Studies, Dr. SRC ISH). The Inaugural function ended with National Anthem. Subsequently, the Chief Guest, Guest of Honor and Management Committee Members inaugurated the Dysphagia Clinic.

The conference included the participation of several young resource speakers who are completely into the field of dysphagia at institutional as well as hospital set ups. The first scientific session was begun with Dr. R.P. Deo, Head

& Neck Surgeon, who delivered a talk on Anatomy & Physiology of swallowing which enlightened the crowd on the basics of swallowing structures. This was followed by a clear explanation on Causes, Types, Signs & Symptoms of Dysphagia, by Dr. Swapna N., Reader in Speech Pathology, AIISH, Mysore. These causes, broadly classified into mechanical and neurological, were explained in detail by Ms. Mereen Rose Babu, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Speech Language Studies, Dr. SRC ISH and Ms. Rohini Chand, Asst. Professor, Bharateeya Vidyapeet Deemed University, Pune, respectively.

The second day scientific session was focused on Assessment of Swallowing . This began with information gained by Dr. B.S. Premalatha during her 2 decades of work at Kidwai Cancer Hospital regarding the medical terminologies that a speech and swallowing therapist should know while working in a hospital set up. Mr. Phaneedhar Reddy, Speech & Swallowing Therapist, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad gave a clear view of bedside evaluation of swallowing. The video case presentation of assessment done at bedside added to the richness of the presentation. A detailed presentation on non instrumental evaluation of swallowing was carried out by Dr. Radish Kumar, Professor and Head, KMC, Mangalore.

The afternoon session was made interesting by Ms. Mansi Jagtap, Asst Professor, Bharateeya Vidyapeet Deemed University, Pune through videos of her cases that she used to explain various instruments involved in assessment of swallowing. Another highlight of the day was live demonstration of FEES on a normal individual and an individual with lateral medullary syndrome by Dr. Pradeep, ENT Surgeon, Meenakshi ENT Centre, Bangalore. The last 2 scientific sessions of the day were dedicated to viewing different case presentations of

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Professional Development neurogenic dysphagia and mechanical dysphagia by Ms. Rohini Chand and Mr. Arun Balaji who is working as a swallowing therapist at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.

The final day of the seminar focused on various aspects of management in the field of swallowing disorders.

Mr. Prasanna Hegde, Speech & Swallowing Therapist, HCG, Bangalore started the scientific session of the day by explaining the need for strengthening of swallowing muscles as a dysphagia intervention. After this, Mr. Arun Balaji, explained how to identify aspiration in individuals with swallowing disorders and how to manage the same.

This was enriched with clear videos of videofluroscopy in different disorders and sharing about the ways in which he has treated the individuals. This was followed by talk

by Ms. Smita Caren Mathias, Speech & Swallowing Specialist, Majumdar Shaw Cancer Research Hospital, Bangalore, on demonstration and explanation of various swallowing maneuvers along with video-supplemented case presentations. The afternoon session was focused mainly on the instrumental modes of treatment available to individuals with swallowing disorders by Mr. Vijay Kumar, Senior Lecturer, SRM University, Chennai, who explained the usefulness of Vital Stim and Mr. Phaneedhar Reddy on thermal stimulation & electrical stimulation for treatment of dysphagia. The main attraction of the last scientific session of the seminar was the Panel Discussion on setting up a dysphagia unit. The panel included a group of energetic swallowing therapists, (Mr. Vijay Kumar, Mr. Phaneedhar, Ms. Mansi, Ms. Rohini, Mr. Arun Balaji, Mr. Prasanna, Dr. Sapna, Ms. Mereen) and Dr.

Janet Parameswaran, social worker at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore.

The six scientific sessions held during the conference were chaired by Dr. B.S. Premalatha, Dr. Anita Reddy, and Dr. Swapna. The panel discussion was moderated by Dr. B.S. Premalatha.

Among the delegates, there were 61 working professionals, 17 external student delegates from Naseema Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore, MERF, Kolkata AYJNIHH, Bharatiya Vidyapeeth, NISH Trivandrum, Manipal SOAHS, who attended the conference. 142 inhouse students were present A comic booklet for creating public awareness on swallowing disorders was distributed to the interested delegates; it was well appreciated by the delegates.

The scientific sessions were sponsored by Indian Speech and Hearing association, Rehabilitation Council of India, Sravana Speech and Hearing Centre, Vaibhav Speech and Hearing Centre, and MENTS (Meenakshi ENT Clinic).

Refreshments and lunch were sponsored by Indian Speech and Hearing association, Rehabilitation Council of India, and Sravana Speech and Hearing Centre.

Feedback was collected from all the delegates on all the three days. Organizing Secretary Dr. B.S. Premalatha, Professor & H.O.D. Speech Language Studies, Dr. SRC ISH congratulated and appreciated the team for conducting the programme successfully. All the delegates were satisfied with the conference and also gave suggestions of more topics for upcoming conferences.

Dignitaries from L to R: Dr. B.S. Premalatha, Rtn. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Dr. Prathibha Karanth, Prof. R. Rangasayee & Dr. Madhuri Gore at the inauguration of the National Seminar 06

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Professional Development

Welcoming Dignitaries Dr. Prathibha Karanth, Prof. R. Rangasayee & Rtn. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh

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Professional Development On 9th January 2018, Dr. Sumitrajit Dhar, Editor of American Journal of Audiology delivered a talk on “Research Methods” to staff and Master’s degree students of the Institute. He is Professor, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Hugh Knowles Centre. He discussed different research writing formats, shared online resources that can guide manuscript writing, and answered queries of the audience.

Dr. Sumitrajit Dhar, Editor of American Journal of Audiology, with Master’s Degree Students & Staff Members

Model created by students of our institute for the National Seminar on Dysphagia

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On 16th February 2018, Prof. Usha Manjunath, Director at Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), delivered a talk to all staff and students of the Institute on “ Health Management Status in India”.

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Professional Development Talks Delivered / Sessions Chaired by Staff Name of Staff

Event

Ms. Mereen Rose Babu Seminar on Rehabilitation of Laryngectomy

Asst. Professor, Dept. of Speech Language Studies

Topic

Date & Organizer

Speech Rehabiliation of Laryngectomy: Esophageal Speech

8th February 2018 Naseema Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore

Seminar on Rehabilitation of Laryngectomy

Speech Rehabiliation of Laryngectomy 8th February 2018 – Artificial Larynx Naseema Institute of Speech – Technical Aspects: what an SLP and Hearing, Bangalore needs to know about head and neck cancer

Dr. B.S. Premalatha

Nitte Voice Assessment and Therapeutics

1. Assessment & Treatment in neurologic voice disorders 2. Comprehensive assessment and management of Dysphagia in total and partial laryngectomy 3. Chairperson for Oral paper presentation

22nd -24th February 2018 Nitte Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mangalore

Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat

2 day Seminar on Saturday

Auditory processing for Reading and Writing

24th February Resilient Minds Rehabilitation Trust Delivered to special Educators

Dr. Madhuri Gore

CI in cochlear anomalies and thin cochlear nerve

Audiological criteria for CI candidacy in cochlear anomalies

23rd and 24th February Medikeri ENT Research Institute & Sagar Hospital

Dysphagia: Theory to Practice

Disturbances of Swallowing due to Mechanical Causes

15th March 2018 Dr. SRC ISH, Bangalore

Dysphagia: Theory to Practice

– SLP in a multidisciplinary team: Essential knowledge and Skills 15th March 2018 – Chaired sessions on Dsyphagia: Dr. SRC ISH, Bangalore Theoretical Perspective and Management of Dysphagia

Associate Professor Dept. of Speech Language Studies

Dysphagia: Theory to Practice

Chaired a session on Assessment of Dysphagia

15th March 2018 Dr. SRC ISH, Bangalore

Dr. Madhuri Gore

Auditory Neuroscience

Research trends in cognitive science

16th and 17th March JSSISH Mysore

Dr. B.S. Premalatha

Professor & Head Dept. of Speech Language Studies

Professor & Head Dept. of Speech Language Studies

Professor & Head Dept. of Hearing Studies

Principal & Dy. Director (T), Dr. SRC ISH

Ms. Mereen Rose Babu Asst. Professor, Dept. of Speech Language Studies

Dr. B.S. Premalatha

Professor & Head Dept. of Speech Language Studies

Dr. Anita Reddy

Principal & Dy. Director (T), Dr. SRC ISH

Dr. B.S. Premalatha at the seminar on rehabilitation of Larygectomy, Nitte Institute of Speech & Hearing, Nitte

Dr. Madhuri Gore at Seminar on cochlear anomalies and thin cochlear nerve, Medikeri ENT Research Institute & Sagar Hospital

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Professional Development Talks held at the Institute for Students and Staff Name

Title

Date

Dr. Valerie Looi

Advanced Bionics Clinical Research Manager for Asia Pacific region

7th February, 2018

Dr. Ajish (AIISH, Mysore) Mr. Sachin Mr. Nitish (Asst. Prof., Dr. SRC ISH)

Calibration: An Overview - workshop

17th February, 2018

Mr. Dattatreya

GN Resound Training Programme

23rd March, 2018

Ms. Suman & Mr. Puneet of PIKA MEDICAL

Demonstration of Inventis Immittance Meter

15th March, 2018

Mr. Nagarajun

Widex Training Programme

19th March, 2018

Conferences/Seminars/Workshops Attended by Staff Sl. No. Event

Date & Place

Staff

ISHACON 50

5th – 7th January, Mysore

Mr. Suman Ms. Deena Priya Mr. Prashasthi

Nitte Voice Assessment & Therapeutics

22nd -24th February 2018 Nitte Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mangalore

Dr. B.S. Premalatha Ms. Akhila Ms. Aleena Antony

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CI in Cochlear Anomalies & Thin Cochlear Nerve

23rd and 24th February Organized by Medikeri ENT Research Institute and SAGAR Hospital

Mrs. Megha Sasidharan Mr. Suman

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Auditory Neuroscience

16th and 17th March 2018 JSSISH Mysore

Ms. Jinsi Ms. Shalini

5.

International Workshop on Posture and Movement: Critical Components for Feeding and Speech Function (Neuro-developmental Treatment Approach)

10th -12th March 2018 Secunderabad

Ms. Deborah Athaide Ms. Sashi Rekha N. Ms. Aleena Antony

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Workshop on Developing Social Pragmatis Skills in Children with ASD & SED

3rd March, 2018, Fame India, Bangalore

Ms. Sushma M.R. Ms. Shashirekha N. Ms. Radhika Prabhakar

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2.

Oral and Poster Presentation

Mr. Prashasti Poovaiah, Asst. Professor in Audiology, presented a paper on “Click rate induced facilitation of acoustic reflex threshold as a measure of temporal integration” at ISHACON 50 held at AIISH, Mysore from 5th to 7th January 2018.

Students of III BASLP Thirumanjari, Zainab, Tasbiha, Sri Ranjani presented a poster titles “Comparative Analysis of Swallowing efficacy in young adults and geriatric population by 100 ml water swallow test” under the guidance of Dr. B.S. Premalatha and Ms. Mereen Rose Babu.

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Events & Celebrations International Women’s Day

Over 100 women at the Dr. SRC ISH stepped away from their work desks and class rooms on the 8th of March 2018 to commemorate and celebrate International Women’s Day, a worldwide event that celebrates the spirit of womanhood. This day brought many things for women – a cause for celebration, a reason to pause and re-evaluate, a remembrance, an inspiration and a time to honour, loved and admired.

On this occasion, the Women Empowerment Committee took charge of the event to kick start the day with a video that brought in a different perspective and questioned the audience whether to celebrate or “uncelebrate” the event.

In the light of this new found perspective, a survey was

conducted around the Institute where majority agreed that the need for a celebration was unarguable! Fun games such as ‘Tie those scarves right’, ‘what’s in that bag’ and a scavenger hunt that included the men as well were thoroughly enjoyed by the audience which included staff and students. Prizes were distributed for the same.

A “musically” challenge was thrown in for each class to express their way of celebrating girl power which was judged by the staff. The event ended with the audience spreading smiles and laughter and the hour-long event inspired each to beat the pulp out of the preconceived notions and dogmas prevalent in a male-dominated society.

ISH Serves the Community Programme on Awareness and Prevention of Music Deafness by use of Mobile phones held at Mount Carmel College, Autonomous Personal Music Systems are widely being used globally today. While it is a convenient means of entertainment, it subtly drives the user to make use of higher volumes during listening and poses a high risk of Noise and Music Induced Hearing loss. In India, according to a report on the effect of usage of personal music systems on hearing, it was found that about 30% of individuals in a group of 70 young adults listened to music above the safety limits.

There are over 980 million (2015) mobile phone users with 6.71 % annual growth rate in India, of whom a minimum of 25% listen to music from their mobile phones.

On 8th March 2018, a programme on Awareness and Prevention of Music Deafness, Recreational Deafness through use of Mobile phones was organized as part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative by Indian Oil, at Mount Carmel College, Autonomous (MCCA) in association with Dr. SRC ISH. The aim of the programme was to spread awareness about Music Induced Hearing Loss and to educate the

public to use their music systems at safe levels. A model of a plastic mannequin named as Karna, was used as a simulation of the human head and a demonstration ear made of silicone was used as a simulation for the human ear to reproduce the acoustic properties of the human ear canal. A microphone fitted in the silicone ear at the level of the tympanic membrane (ear drum) and connected to the Sound Level Meter (SLM) measured the loudness of sound in decibels (dB). When the earphone of a personal music system is plugged into the demonstration ear, the intensity level of the sound is displayed on the SLM. The instruction to use the unit, effect of loud music on hearing, safe levels and dangerous levels were displayed next to the unit in both Kannada and English for public to read.

Inaugurating the programme, Executive Director, (I/C) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Indian Oil) Karnataka State Office, Mr. S. Varadachari called upon the youth to take maximum benefit of the facility to safeguard their hearing. He added that in a phased manner, this facility will be extended to other colleges of Bangalore by providing similar system models of mannequins so that a larger number of students will be reached.

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ISH Serves the Community This event is a response to the call given by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to make listening safe initiatives which will draw attention towards anticipated rise in the number of people with hearing loss across the world. WHO declared 3 March, 2018 as World Hearing Day, with theme ‘Hear The Future’ Speaking on the occasion, Principal MCCA Dr. S.R. Arpana said that such systems were not available earlier and she thanked the Indian talent for making such equipment which will go a long way in creating awareness of harmful effects of mobile phones and their preventive methods not only in the youth but also in the community at large.

Principal of Dr. SRC ISH, Dr. Madhuri Gore informed that the model of plastic mannequin with its system is perhaps one of its kind in India and now being used and is made purely in-house by Dr. SRC ISH. Dr. Charmaine Jerome, Vice Principal MCCA, Dr. Mahua, HOD of Physics, MCCA, Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat, Vice Principal Dr. SRC ISH, Mr. Suman, Assistant Professor Dr. SRC ISH Dr. Charmaine Jerome, Vice Principal MCCA, Dr. Mahua, HOD of Physics, MCCA, Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat, Vice Principal Dr. SRC ISH, Mr. Suman, Assistant Professor Dr. SRC ISH, Mr. Anil Limaye, General Manager (HR), Mr. Noorana, Dy. General Manager (HR-CSR), Mr. C. Vijay Kumar , Dy. General Manager, (LPG-E) Indian Oil, a large number of students and teachers were among those present.

Mr. Suman, Assistant Prof. of Hearing Science demonstrating use of Karna to the students of MCCA, Bangalore

Dr. Madhuri Gore, Principal, Dr.SRC ISH addressing the audience at MCCA, Bangalore

Pulse Polio Camp

Students of BASLP participated in a Pulse Polio Camp from 28th to 31st January and 11th to 14th March 2018. Students vaccinated children at the centres and in their homes. Despite being tiring, it was a fulfilling experience for the students.

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ISH Serves the Community Dr. SRC ISH gave audiology support to distribute free hearings aids through ADIP scheme at ALIMCO, Bangalore. Aids were distributed by Dr. Thaawarchand Gehlot, Hon’ble Union Minister for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GoI on 16th March 2018 during his visit to Alimco Auxillary Production Centre (AAPC), Bangalore.

News from College Office LIC Inspection

The Local Inquiry Committee members from Bangalore North University with Dr. B.L. Muralidhar, Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Computer Sciences, as Chairman of the committee came to the Institute on 22nd February 2018 for an inspection.

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News from College Office B.O.E Meeting

A Board of Examiners meeting chaired by Ms. Megha Sasidharan was conducted at the institute on 27th March 2018.

Results

Results of BASLP for the odd semesters were announced in March 2018. We are pleased to announce that 39 students out of the 40 who appeared passed the examination in the V and III Semester.

Updates from Outreach Unit Camps Conducted using the Mobile Speech & Hearing Clinic

With the aim of reaching out to the underprivileged and those who are unaware/unable to reach the facilities of the Institute, the Mobile Speech and Hearing Bus was launched with the support of Lions Club of Bangalore East. The mobile outreach bus offers comprehensive audiological evaluation, treatment and consultation services for people with speech and hearing impairments. The project has been launched with the objective of providing preventive healthcare through hearing screening and early intervention services for rural and urban children. The services of the mobile speech and hearing clinic can be availed by elders as well.

During the first quarter of 2018, 1,715 clients have been screened at the screening camp and 465 clients have been referred to institute for detailed evaluation and management.

Mobile Camp team with Sri Swaroopananda Swamiji

Mobile Camp team with Sri Japananda Swamiji

Mobile Camp at Tumkur

Mobile Camp at Ashwatnagar, Bangalore

Mobile Camp at Vijayanagar, Bangalore 1977-2017

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Updates from Outreach Unit Details of Screening Camps Sl. No.

Date

Total Clients Total Clients Tested Referred

Place

Organizer

January 2018 1.

03.01.18

Bidadi, Siddaruda Ashram

101

82

Lion Shyam Sunder

2.

04.01.18

ISKCON, Lingarajpuram

020

03

Bramarambha & Dr. K.S. Sriram Endowment

3.

07.01.18

Basaveshwarnagar

101

81

Lion Shyam Sunder

4.

08.01.18

Pavagada

13

05

Lion Suresh Babu

5.

09.01.18

Pavagada

20

07

Lion Suresh Babu

6.

10.01.18

Pavagada

030

18

Lion Suresh Babu

7.

11.01.18

St. Joseph Indian Primary School

086

05

Bramarambha & Dr. K.S. Sriram Endowment

8.

16.01.18

Nelamangala

082

30

Lion Shyam Sunder

9.

21.01.18

Chikkamadur

023

08

Lion Shyam Sunder

10.

26.01.18

Vijaynagar, Bhants Sang

055

09

Mr. Santhosh Shetty

11.

28.01.18

Basaveshwarnagar

101

08

Lion Shyam Sunder

February 2018 12.

04.02.18

Rajajinagar

073

18

Lion Shyam Sunder

13.

11.02.18

Kurubarahalli

053

24

Lion Shyam Sunder

14.

16.02.18

Rajajinagar

020

08

Lion Shyam Sunder

15.

22.02.18

ISKCON, Lingarajpuram

007

02

Bramarambha & Dr. K.S. Sriram Endowment

16.

24.02.18

Vijinapura

057

22

Lion Ramesh

17.

25.02.18

Basaweshwaranagar

102

20

Lion Shyam Sunder

March 2018 18.

03.03.18

Bannerghatta, Tapuran School

114

16

Lion Shyam Sunder

19.

06.03.18

Ashoknagar, Govt. School

124

08

Lioness Vishalakshi

20.

08.03.18

ISKCON, Lingarajpuram

015

05

Bramarambha & Dr. K.S. Sriram Endowment

21.

09.03.18

East West College, Magadi Road

176

88

Lion Shyam Sunder

22.

10.03.18

Vijaynagar

128

02

Lion Shyam Sunder

23.

15.03.18

Kanakapura Road

150

05

Lion Shyam Sunder

24.

16.03.18

Shankara Eye Hospital

038

01

Dr. Shobana

25.

17.03.18

Shankara Eye Hospital

026

01

Dr. Shobana

1,715

476

Total

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Updates From Sunaad School Events and Celebrations Makara Sankranthi

Makara Sankranthi, the harvest festival is celebrated as token of gratitude to nature, especially for the Sun God and cattle. Children of Sunaad School celebrated the festival on January 12, 2018. The school was decorated with rangoli, sugarcane stalks, and Pongal pots. The children made ‘Ellu-Bella’ and distributed it to all their teachers and friends. The teachers of Sunaad School explained the significance of the festival and how it is celebrated in various parts of India.

Saraswathi Pooja

Saraswathi Pooja was observed on 16th March 2016. The children learnt about the significance of the Saraswathi Pooja and sweets were distributed as prasadam.

Graduation Day

On 28th March, 2018, Graduation Ceremony for the students of the class 10 was celebrated. Dr. Siddaraju, Director, Dept. for the Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens, GoK kindly consented to be the Chief Guest of the ceremony. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Chairman of the institute, Dr. Madhuri Gore, Deputy Director (Tech) and Principal of the College and Mrs. Padmaprabha, Head Mistress of Sunaad School were also present.

Dr. Siddaraju addressed the gathering and gave a motivational speech The parents and relatives of the students were invited and they were proud to see their children completing their schooling despite the challenges they face due to their hearing impairment. The children were honored with certificate, scrolls and mementos.

15 students completed 10th grade successfully and graduated this year.

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Updates From Sunaad School

Welcoming the dignitaries Dr. Siddaraju, CA, DL Suresh Babu and Dr. Madhuri Gore

Dr. Siddaraju inaugurating Graduation Day Celebrations by lighting the lamp

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Updates From Sunaad School

Graduating students of Sunaad School

Inter – House Competitions

• On 11th January, 2018, the students of Sunaad School participated in the inter-house “Running Race and Long Jump” competition. Students from Pre-School to Std. 10 participated actively.

• On 23rd February 2018, an inter-house competition on vegetable carving was conducted and prizes were awarded for the best carvings.

Visitors

• On 2nd January 2018, students from AYJNISHD, NRC (Noida), Helen Keller institute of Speech and Audiology, Secunderabad, and St. Ann’s Degree College for women, Bangalore visited Sunaad School.

• On 14th February 2018, a team from Cognizant Software company visited the school, interacted with the children and started the Basic Computer Course for children of the school from 3rd March 2018 onwards.

• On 29th January 2018, Mrs. Nagaveni, BEO visited the school for inspection.

• On 16th February 2018, Dr. Usha Manjunath Director, Institute of Health Management and Research, Bangalore along with Commissioner (Disability) Rajasthan visited Sunaad School.

• On 15th March 2018, Ms. Sunitha Rao, Reporter, Times of India visited Sunaad School.

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Meetings

• Meetings were called by Mrs. Uma Maheshwar, Joint Election Commissioner and Mrs. Nagaveni officer at DDWO to discuss about the guidelines and voting procedure for special children who have completed 18 years of age. From Sunaad school, Mrs. Gayathri attended the meeting on 12.2.18 and Mr. Muniraju and Mr. Sunil Babu attended the meeting 02.03.18.

• On 23.02.18, a parent-teacher meeting was held to discuss about graduation day celebration; all parents attended the meeting.

Examination

In Sunaad School, March is synonymous with examinations. Annual examinations for the academic year 2017-18 commenced from 23.03.18. The students are evaluated both verbally and in written form. We wish all students the best of luck!

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Updates From Sunaad School Conferences attended by Sunaad School Staff Sl.No.

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Date

Title

Faculty Name

15th to 17th March 2018 “Dysphagia: Theory to Practice”

Ms. Padmaprabha A.P. Ms. K. Gayathri Bai Ms. Rathnamma H. Ms. Gowaramma K. Ms. Padmavijaya S.L Ms. Mahalakshmi S. Ms. Draksyani M.

Details

Dr. SRC ISH, Bangalore

Updates From Sign Language Unit • In the month of January B.Ed students from various colleges visited as part of their study of inclusiveness.

Visiting students were from Vijaya College, Sanjay Gandhi College of Education and Vivekananda college of Education.

• Total of 29 students had visited us. A two-hour sensitization program for the students was done. Many of them were happy to learn about deafness, and admitted that they were not aware of many of the myths about deafness and Sign language.

• Three students from R. V. College for Engineering also visited us to start a program on Recognition of Signs as their project.

• We had attended a Job Fair at Samarthanam, where around 600 physically challenged people including 100 Deaf individuals participated. Three of our students were asked to join us and they were thrilled to put their sign language knowledge into practice. Most of all they were delighted that the Deaf people were so friendly and joyful.

• We were contacted by a leading BPO company to train their employees. They were focused on inclusive employment and clearly understood the need for sign language. They have also requested us to help out with the recruitment and training of the deaf employees.

• Two individuals appeared for Grade I course exam.

• In the month of February, we had another batch of B.Ed students visiting us.

• We trained the students of Diploma in Special Education for the Level I syllabus of Sign language.

• We had 2 MBBS doctors who joined the Grade I sign language course and classes with the Diploma students.

• The month of March began with following up at Samarthanam, for the language test conducted by a BPO Company for the Deaf. It was a wonderful experience around 60 deaf people attended the test. They were then instructed about the various training programs conducted by Samarthanam.

• We also had a team of 3 film makers at the program, who wanted us to video record signs for a short film as part of a competition. It was a good learning experience for us. The film was made to create social awareness about alcohol among young women. They recorded the scenes and were very delighted that all the dialogues could be signed in the Indian Sign Language.

• An international school Trio Tots at Sahakara Nagar, Bangalore, invited us to conduct orientation classes for students in sign language. This was part of the curriculum of signs and symbols. The 1st graders participated enthusiastically in dance, and signed the game. We also had an orientation program for the 2nd and 4th graders, with songs and signs. It was a wonderful new experience teaching tiny tots who learnt all the signs and danced to the songs. The older ones were given a quiz in sign language in which all students participated. We also had a special education teacher and a trained counselor who joined for the Functional Sign Language Course.

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Updates from

Mothers Training Center On March 1st , The Mothers Training Center celebrated their 11th anniversary. On this occasion, staff members Mrs. Mamatha and Mrs. Manjula demonstrated teaching methods to teach children with hearing loss to fathers. Mrs. Alphonsa gave a talk on parent’s role in bringing up a special child. Mrs. Pragna gave a talk on Speech and language development in normal children • On Jan. 1st , children came to the center wearing new dresses, children wished their teachers and gave them flowers and New Year was celebrated by cutting a cake.

• Netaji Subhaschandra Bose and Swami Vivekananda’s birthday was celebrated. Children and their mothers were briefed about the leaders’ life history and their contribution to our country.

• January 11th Makara Sankranthi, festival of spring was celebrated by children of Mothers Training Center and children and mothers prepared “Ellu-Bella” and “Pongal” and they were explained the significance of the festival.

• On January 30th, the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was observed as ‘Martyrs’ Day’. The children were taught to chant the ‘Meera Bhajan’ and the Father of the Nation was honored by children with flowers and 2 minutes silence was observed.

• On March 8th Women’s day was celebrated, various competitions were conducted to mothers and winners were given away prizes.

• On March 16th Ugadi festival was celebrated by children of MTC and children and mothers prepared “Bevu-Bella” and were explained the significance of the festival and the Panchaga was shown and its significance was explained to mothers and children.

Meetings

At a parent meeting on January 2018, Mr. Mallikarjun, a father of a child with hearing impairment was invited to interact with about 25 fathers in the mothers training center. He shared his experiences and spoke about the importance of a father’s role in development of the child’s language and in mainstreaming their wards.

Field Trip

On Jan 23rd Children from MTC were taken to Lal-Bhag for the Flower Show.

Talks

On 15th February, Mrs. Bhuvana Kalyan Ram from Resilient Minds Rehabilitation Trust gave a talk on Importance of developing literacy skills in young children and oriented the mothers about various techniques to prepare teaching learning materials.

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SASH Corner The Students Association of Speech and Hearing (SASH) conducted a Rangoli competition on 14th February, 2018, and Ethnic Day for the staff and students on 15th February, 2018. All the students and staff looked dazzling in their ethnic wear. Students put up an amazing show of diversity in our very own country as they danced and set the audience into a fit of excitement. Students also showcased their unity and variety among their classes as they walked the ramp together. At the end of the event, Mr. Ethnic and Ms. Ethnic were crowned by Dr. Anita Reddy to Mohan Dinho of II BASLP, and Sushma P. of III BASLP respectively. The students of 2nd M.Sc. bagged the 1st prize for Rangoli competition, and 2nd prize was bagged by the II BASLP students. The day ended on a sweet note with a traditional Indian delicacy.

On 3rd March 2018, Inter College Indoor Sports meet was conducted at the institute. Students from Samvaad

and Naseema Institutes of Speech and Hearing also participated in all the events which included ‘Badminton’, ‘Chess’, ‘Carom’, ‘Darts’, and ‘Table Tennis’, to name a few.

On 9th March 2018, Outdoor Sports Meet was held at the ISCKON grounds. All students participated with energy and enthusiasm in events such as Athletics, Cricket (for girls), Tug of War, Shot-put, Football etc. The Overall Sports Trophy was bagged by the III BASLP. The awards for Best Player-Male and Female were awarded to Abin Benny and Ans Thomas respectively, both from II BASLP, for their unmatched sportsmanship and skill.

ISHA-BC Sports meet was held at the Veterinary College Grounds, Hebbal. The students of Dr. SRC ISH participated in the sports meet and won 1st prize for ‘Cricket (for Girls)’, ‘Throw ball’, ‘Volley ball’ and ‘Tug of War’. The Overall Winner’s Trophy was also awarded to Dr. SRC ISH.

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Keeping ISH Safe A Fire Safety Demonstration was conducted on 15th February 2018. Trained persons from AS Fire Services educated all staff and students of the institute on types of fire extinguishers and their composition, ways in which fires can start, and situations that might require the use of a fire extinguisher. They also demonstrated the handling and use of a fire extinguisher and allowed some of the audience to try putting out a small fire.

Other News . . .

We bid farewell to Mr. Anantha Subramania and Mr. Pratap Anil who served with dedication as drivers at the Institute. We wish them luck for their future endeavours.

We are pleased to welcome new members to our team at ISH. Ms. Manasa, Mr. Jehangir, and Ms. Sunita A., have joined the Dept. of Hearing Studies.

Ms. Manasa has joined as a Clinical Supervisor, Mr. Jehangir as a Jr. Clinical Supervisor, and Ms. Sunita A as an office assistant.

Mr. Sanjeevappa and Mr. Vijaya Raj joined as drivers.

Obituary

Ms. N. Pragna

We are deeply saddened by the untimely demise of one of our very own, Ms. N. Pragna, student of II MASLP on the 22nd of February 2018. The institute observed a moment of silence in her memory on 23rd February 2018.

We extend our deepest condolences to her family and loved ones.

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Client Statistics Dept. of Hearing Studies

Clients seen for hearing evaluation

Clients seen in AVT

Total number of sessions taken in AVT

Dept. of Speech Language Studies Clients seen in Speech Diagnostics

Clients seen in Speech Therapy

Sessions taken in Speech therapy

Psychology Unit

Clients seen

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Facts, Thoughts & Musings

The Journey of Early Identification of Hearing Impairment brought to an audiologist, he may be as old as 2-3 years.

Even though diagnosis is completed at this age, fitting of devices might be after another year or so because of cost, availability, cosmetics and so on. This gap between identification and rehabilitation will eventually turn out to be detrimental for outcomes - larger the gap, poorer the outcome.

The author

Dr. Rashmi Bhat

Vice Principal HOD - Hearing Studies Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing Are you, by any chance a parent of a child with hearing problems? Have you had the experts tell you “Oh, you have come very late, not too much can be expected even after treatment”. Have you been asked “When did you realize that your child was having a hearing issue? What have you done since then?”

It is not easy to accept the fact that there may be something wrong with the apple of your eye. Even though you suspect or you have elders in the family who suggest that the infant is not responding like how he/she should, it is a long time before you actually take the step to get the issue solved. There may have been anecdotal stories of your family members being the same, maybe yourself developing speech slowly or children being too active to talk etc. At this juncture, I should mention that people are not aware of specialists who specifically deal with hearing loss. Thus you might have met the family physician first.

Your concern may have been that child is not speaking.

The doctor might have told you to wait and watch. On the other hand, you might have been sent to a Pediatrician/ ENT specialist. They might have directed you to the audiologist. Then the child had to undergo a series of tests, some of which needed to be repeated for confirmation of diagnosis. Some conditions may take time to resolve such as middle ear infections. Thus by the time you got a final diagnosis, precious time may have been lost.

In the USA, the policy as per JCIH (2007) is 1-3-6, identification of hearing loss within the first month of birth, confirmation by the 3rd month and rehabilitation to begin by 6 months. It is possible to carry out identification as early as that because all deliveries are hospitalbased and screening has been made mandatory before discharge from hospital. In India however, the scenario varies somewhat. Availability of specialists, equipment, awareness, deliveries at home etc make it difficult to reach each and every child born. By the time the child is 24

Scientific evidence shows that the earlier the identification of hearing loss, the better it is to utilize the capacity of the neural structure and also for reorganization. The concept of critical period for development suggests that infancy is the best time to forge neural connections, strengthen and retain them. In case of a normal hearing child, he/ she is exposed to speech from the moment he is born.

Though he/she is not talking per se, you notice that some vocalizations are produced with different patterns to indicate needs. For example, you are able to make out that the child is hungry or wet himself or wants to go to sleep etc just by listening to these patterns. Over the duration of the first year, the child is stringing some sounds together, though it doesn’t appear meaningful and finally starts uttering single words. By three-four years of age, the child is getting ready for school, he follows some conversational rules, knows when to take turns, how to be interactive in a group etc. Unless this skill, called language competency is established, he would not be able to cope in the learning atmosphere. Obviously further refinement occurs as he moves from the primary school to high school level and further.

All of us have experienced difficulty in learning a new language as adults. Some of us may manage to have everyday competency but mastery to manipulate the new language as we do using our first language may not be achieved. This suggests that the best time to learn is in early childhood, that too in the first year of life. All of us master our mother tongue with ease. You heard others speaking, you imbibed words easily, your vocabulary grew with exposure to communicative interactions, you interpreted based on previous experience and the context .No one sat with you and taught you formally, there was no curriculum.

It was mostly incidental learning, learnt as the situation was happening. For a child with HL, there is no access to the world of sound. If he is not stimulated early, the neural connections may not get established. Thus, the emphasis on early identification and early rehabilitation is essential.

The latter doesn’t mean only the fitting of the device. It is mandatory that intensive and consistent speech language stimulation has to be provided to establish and strengthen the neural connections. A Colorado University study in the mid 1990’s has reported that children who were identified and fitted with hearing aids before 6 months of age were able to match their normal hearing peers in

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language at 3 years of age. Children identified at a later age and also those who get fitted with devices later are at the risk of never matching up to their age-matched peers in language skills. The ultimate result may be poor academic achievements, vocational, and social opportunities.

Though India has a long way to go for universal new born screening to be best practice, or have the 1-3-6 policy in place, efforts are being made at institute/hospital level to identify the condition as early as possible by carrying out neonatal hearing screening (NHS). At present, such services are available to high risk neonates. The

Department of Hearing Studies at Dr. SRC ISH participates in neonatal screening at three hospitals namely, Vanivilas (Government), CSI hospital and The Shishuka centre for children. This is targeted NHS meant for high risk babies using OAE testing as the tool. If babies fail the first screen, a rescreen has to be done after a few days. Further failure indicates diagnostic testing which is taken care of at the Institute with a more detailed test protocol. Our aim is to reduce the gap between identification and rehabilitation such that the child and family can utilize the critical period of development to the maximum.

Is Your Swallow Safe? associated with any disease condition like stroke, head and neck cancer etc. This difficulty can affect any age group of individuals from paediatric to geriatric.

The author

Mereen Rose Babu

Assistant Professor Dept. of Speech Language Studies Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing It takes less than a second to complete one swallow; seems pretty quick and easy, doesn’t it? Sometimes you won’t even realize the entire process of swallowing, as it occurs without your knowledge. But this process of swallowing is not as easy as it looks and feels. This wonderful process of swallowing is a coordinated action of your breathing system as well as your feeding system. There is also participation of nerves and muscles that work in coordination to ensure that the food or liquid or even your own saliva enters into the right pipe i.e. the food pipe. This is the most essential skill for efficient swallow as the food pipe and wind pipe lie side by side and it is not easy for the food that goes down from your mouth to choose the right pathway.

When the food enters the wrong pipe, it is a very alarming condition as it can be fatal. When food reaches places that it’s not supposed to, it is considered as a foreign body and the lung house starts resisting its presence. The fight against this newly entered body can develop into infections causing aspiration pneumonia, which when not treated well can be fatal.

Any difficulty in swallowing is termed as ‘dysphagia’. This can include conditions as simple as difficulty in opening one’s mouth and hence not being able to intake any food orally. This problem can occur either in isolation or can be

Dealing with the problem in swallowing does not demand for a magical pill, it only calls for rejuvenating your ability for a safe and efficient swallow with the help of a swallowing therapist who can help you relearn the process of swallowing. Your swallowing therapist also known as ‘dysphagiologist’ will be able to guide you towards the world of safe and efficient swallow. The therapy session may in some instances demand only for positioning, and at other instances might need the instrumental assistance as well.

The sole determiner of success of your therapy session is you as a person, your motivation level, your regularity in attending sessions, and how well you follow the advice of your swallowing therapist. Of course, a reliable and skilled swallowing therapist will add on to the beauty of perfect swallowing.

In short….If you face any of the following difficulties such as (01) Restricted opening of your mouth or pain while opening of mouth (02) Frequent cough while having food (03) Cough during sleep time (04) Pain while swallowing (05) Feeling of lump in the throat (06) Difficulty in chewing food (07) Spillage of food during meal time (08) Excessive saliva accumulation in oral cavity (09) Sudden loss of weight (10) Presence of any neurological disorder or head and neck cancer Don’t have a second thought…Contact a swallowing therapist near you and get your swallowing screening done. Dr. SRC ISH, we have a specialized dysphagia unit to focus on just this. Feel free to visit our Institute to get yourself/loved ones assessed and treated, if required.

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Specialist Hospital, No.216, 7th Main, 80 Ft. Road 1st Block HRBR Layout, Kalyananagar, Bangalore •Ph: 080-4212 2222 Dr. K.V. Krishna Prasad, Vijaya Health Centre, #2/A, Venkataswamappa Layout, Near Nanjappa Circle Opp. Dwaraka Convention Hall, Vidhyaranyapura, Bangalore 97

Our sincere thanks to all the Hospitals/Doctors/ENT Surgeons for their trust

Meridian Medical Centre, #14, Standage Road, (Off Mosque Road, Frazer Town), Bangalore 05 •Ph: 080-4060 8000 Dr. Krishna Murthy, Zion Hospital, Bangalore Dr. Dhyanchand V. Charles, Next to Apollo Velocity, Showroom, Coles Road, Bangalore 05 •Ph: 79961 27678 K.C. General Hospital, Bangalore P.C. Chandrasekhar, Manager, Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., No.22, Sheshadri Road, Bangalore 09

Command Hospital, Airport Road, Bangalore

JMJ Hospital, Nagawara, Arabic College Post Bangalore 45 •Ph: 080-2544 1768 / 2543 7506

CSI Hospital, Bangalore

Dr. V. Sridhar, Dr. Venugopal Clinic, No.726 RSC Complex, Old M.M. Road, Bangarpet 14 •Ph: 08153-254425

Dr. Santhanam, Dharmapuri. Tamilnadu State

Dr. Vinay Kumar, Sri Lakshmi Clinic, Garden Complex, KSRTC Bus Stop, Nelamangala 23 •Ph: 99003 47956 Dr. Rani K. George, No.5c, 324, 5th Cross, OMBR Layout, Banaswadi, Bangalore 43 •Ph: 99450 15382

Dr. Swaroop Gopal, Brain Spine Clinic, #395, 3rd Cross, Above Allahabad Bank, CMH Road Indiranagar 2nd Stagem, Bangalore 38 Bowring Hospital, Bangalore •Ph: 080-2559 1362

Victoria Hospital, Bangalore

Dr. Captain Ravi Shankar Sharma, 105/1, G 8th Street, Jogupalaya, Halasuru, Bangalore 08 •Ph: 94480 43978

Dr. Suresh U. Baliga, St. Philomena’s Hospital, Bangalore

Manipal Polyclinic & Nursing Home, # 253/1, Ist Floor, Manipal Nursing Home, Ramamurthynagar Main Road, Bangalore 16 •Ph: 080-2590 9853

Dr. R. Lakshmipathy, North Bangalore Hospital 125/1-125/2, Sy. No.104, 4th G Street Chelekere (N) Outer Ring Road, Kalyananagar Bangalore 43 •Ph: 91643 99999 Dr. Santhanam, Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu State

Dr. C.S. Ramesh, Shop No.4 Pragathi School Complex, Railway Station Road, Kadugodi, Bangalore 67 Dr. Vykuntaraju. K.N., Bangalore Child Neurology & Rehabilitation Centre, HANS Complex, 8/A, Ist Main, Ist Cross, Manuvana, Near Adhichunchanagiri Kalyana Mantapa, Vijayanagar, Bangalore 40 Dr. M.S. Mahadevaiah, No.31, 5th Cross Off 5th Main Road, Bangalore 38 •Ph: 080-4074 5900 Dr. Bidari’s Ashwini Hospital, Ashwini Institute of Child Health & Research Centre, Vijayapur 586 101 •Ph: 08352-261128 / 261328 Dr. Y. Shayam Prasad, Ashwini Health Centre, Kacharakanahalli, Hennur Main Road, Bangalore 84 •Ph: 080-2544 3636 P.D. Hinduja Sindhi Hospital, Sindhi Hospital Road, Sampangiramanagar, Bangalore 27 •Ph: 080-2223 7117 Suma Clinic, #108, Harish Reddy Building (Near Hotel Balaji) Udayanage Main Road Behind Tin Factory, Bangalore 16 Dr. Meenakshi Sundaram, Zion Hospital #83/1, Kammanahalli Main Road, Behind Dr. Diagnostics Centre, Bangalore 84 •Ph: 080-4351 8000 Manav Charitable Hospital, Jindal Nagar, Tumkur Road, Bangalore 73 M.S. Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Bangalore 22 26

Dr. T.P. Jose, 24/1, Davis Road, Cooke Town Bangalore 84 •Ph: 080-2547 9568

Dr. A. Mahadevaiah, ENT Care Centre, 9th Cross, Kammanahalli Main Road, R.S. Palya (Near SBI), Bangalore 33 •Ph: 99805 13337 Dr. Pathan’s ENT Nursing Home, #2-2-8 Anderson Gunta, Opp. District Prision, Raichur 584 101 •Ph: 08532-0231166 / 94831 86430 Dr. R. Sathyanarayana, #3290, 12th Main HAL 2nd Stage, Bangalore 08 •Ph: 98453 47154 Dr. Jawad Ahmed N.A., 648, HBR Layout, 18th Stage 5th Block, 7th Cross, Bangalore 43 •Ph: 080-4165 6056 Apollo Hospital, Malleswaram, #1, Old No.28, Platform Road, Near Mantri Mall, Bangalore •Ph: 080-4668 8999 Dr. Harvin Kumar V., Sri Krishna Children Clinic, 2nd Cross, TG Extension, Hoskote 562 114 •Ph: 97401 09891 St. Philomena’s Hospital, No.4, Campbell Road, Viveknagar Post, Bangalore 47 •Ph: 080-4016 4300 Dr. Basharath Nadeem, Santhosh Hospital, 6/1, Promenade Road, Behind Coles Park, Nead Goodwill School, Bangalore 05 •Ph: 080-4084 8888 / 4125 2500 Srinivasa Neurologies, 79/1, 18th Cross, Malleswaram, Near 18th Cross Bus Stand, Next to Syndicate Bank, Bangalore 11 •Ph: 94494 42936 Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital, Bangalore Dr. Arafath Ahmed Khan, Park View Clinic, #127 St. John’s Church Road, Near Coles Park, Bangalore 05 •Ph: 080-2554 3471

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Bishnupriya Mishra General Secretary, International Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences & Research, Under Management of Aastha Trust E-mail: secretary@iirs.ac.in I am extremely happy to visit the institution, which has a great name and fame in all over India. This is one of pioneer organization which set a priority to do good in the filed of disability and took them in the main stream.

My students are exited to visit this college and could visualize the field and their success. Wish you a very happy new year.

Dr. Kenneth R. Pugh President & Director of Research Haskins Laboratories Prof. of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Associate Prof. of Linguistics, Yale University Associate Prof. of Diagnostic Radiology Yale University, School of Medicine E-mail: kenneth.pugh@yale.com I was absolutely impressed with this extraordinary place. The people, the programs are all top nature.

I am honoured to be here with my wife and family.

Dr. Arun Banik HOD, AYJNISHD, Mumbai E-mail: arunbanik@rediffmail.com It was an excellent opportunity to meet Prof.

R. Rangasayee along with the visit of Dr. SR Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore on 11/01/2018 students of First Year BASLP students learnt a lot with sir Rangasayee and helpful to see the institute growing on its own with the advancement of science and technology. Wish you further growth of the institute under the leadership of R. Rangasayee.

Upcoming Events World Voice Day

• Does your voice sound like a woman’s?

• Is your voice hoarse?

• Is your voice breathy?

• Does your voice change towards the end of the day?

• Do you shout and scream?

• If your answer to any of these is yes…..Dr. SRC ISH can help you!!!

• We have the answer to all your voice-related problems.

On the occasion of World Voice Day on 16th April 2018, the Department of Speech Language Studies will be offering free voice assessments from 9th to 13th April 2018 at Dr. SRC ISH. Perceptual and Instrumental voice assessment and advice will be given free of cost by expert voice therapists.

The Human Voice is the most perfect instrument of all!

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Donors during this Quarter Grants from Govt. of Karnataka

Received Rs.52,63,520/- under Child Centric Grant

Lions Club of Bangalore East Received Rs.3,84,429/-

Bull Temple Road, Bangalore 19

Dr. P.S. Maiya

President, Century Club, Bangalore

S.P. Rakshit

Janmabhoomi Press Trust

S.A. Vasudeva Murthy Ratnagiri Impex Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore

T. Srinivas, Sharadamma Thambi Chalamiah Charitable Trust, Jayanagar, Bangalore

Sakala Narasimhulu Chetty & Sons Charitable Foundation

Dattaraj M.K. Charitable Trust

Radhakrishna Setty

Rtn. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh

M/s. Iyer Q.C. & Dr. Irene Iyer Charity Trust

Hind Agencies, Bangalore

Classic Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bidadi

Bangalore

Thane, Maharastra

Jayanagar, Bangalore

Richmond Circle, Bangalore

Bangalore

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Donation of Computers

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Visitors @ ISH

Kenneth R. Pugh, President & Director of Reserach, Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, visited Sunaad School

Prof. Rangasayee, Director Technical thanking Dr. Sumitrajit Dhar, Editor of American Journal of Audiology.

Dr. M.S. Venkatesh is welcoming the members of Local Inspection Committee of Bangalore North University to the Institute

Dr. Siddaraju, Director, Dept. for the Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens, GoK, visited Sunaad School on the occasion of High School Graduation Day Dr. S R C Institute of Speech & Hearing | ISH LINK | April 2018

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Honouring to Dignitaries

Prof. R. Rangasayee Chair, Audiology Committee, IALP felicitated by Dr. B.S. Premalatha, HOD, Speech Language Pathology

Dr. Prathibha Karanth (Founder Director and Managing Trustee, The Com DEALL Trust, Bangalore), felicitated

by Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Chairman, Dr. Madhuri Gore, Principal, Dr. SRC ISH

News Clippings Times of India • 16-03-2018

Dr. Siddaraju, Director, Dept. for the Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens, GoK, felicitated by Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Chairman, CADL. Suresh Babu, Secretary, Dr. Madhuri Gore, Principal, Dr. SRC ISH, Mrs. Padmaprabha, Head Mistress, Sunaad School

One of our Ex students “Harsha Hemachandran” got awarded as “BEST NEW COMER” by JEWEL AUTISM CENTRE, M.L Road, Kottayam, Kerala to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day (2nd April, 2018) 30

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News Clippings

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Department of Hearing Studies

Clinical Facilities

Audiometry: Institute’s Audiometry facility is adequately equipped to measure hearing acuity of patients for variations in sound intensity and pitch, tonal purity, thresholds and frequencies.

Hearing Aid (HA) Prescription and Fitting: Our team of experienced Audiologists and Technicians select the right hearing aid based on individual’s need, degree of hearing loss and comfort level.

Custom Ear Mould Making: Hearing Aids are ideally fitted to a patient’s ear through a carefully custom-crafted Silicone ear mould. Our in house facility meets this requirement effectively.

Hearing Aid Repair and Service: Hearing Aids are a miniature marvel of modern technology and require regular servicing, maintenance and expert repairs. The team at the Institute has all the expertise for this service.

Auditory Verbal Therapy & Post Cochlear Implant rehabilitation: Children with speech disabilities are trained by our expert therapists to understand speech and learn to talk after they have been fitted with a hearing aid or treated with a cochlear implant. For those children who have undergone cochlear implant, a thorough rehabilitation process is undertaken that helps the child utilize the auditory signals and to naturally integrate the various components of communication such as listening, speech, language, reading and thinking.

Mapping for Cochlear Implant: A Cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that helps provide a sense of sound to a child who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. It consists of an external part that sits behind the ear and an internal part that is surgically placed under the skin. Together they are a combine of a tiny microphone, speech processor, transmitter and receiver, an electrode array that collects the impulses from receiver and sends them to different regions of the auditory nerve. Complex as they are, they need regular ‘mapping’ using advanced computer technology, to meet the response of the child and gradual tuning to meet the child’s comfort needs.

Our experts in the institute effectively carry out this specialised service.

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Noise Measurement: Identifying ‘noise’ as a cause for hearing loss, our Institute provides services to measure the noise levels in factories, work places and public areas. Our experts with appropriate noise measuring equipment do extensive stury and report on the permissible or hazardous limits, by which measures can be taken to prevent hearing damages of the people in those environments.

Department of Speech Language Sciences Voice Clinic: Our Institute is adequately equipped with talent and technology to diagnose and treat voice disorders such as hoarseness, scratchy voice, breathy voice, difficulty with loudness, pain or discomfort while speaking or singing, etc.

Endostroboscopy: The Institute is equipped with state of the art Endostroboscope facility to assess vocal cord vibration patterns, mucosal pliability, study the underlying layered structure of the vocal folds, etc. This accurate diagnostics help the patient to get the most appropriate treatment.

Speech Therapy Services Dr. S.R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing deals with a number of investigatory and treatment protocols related to speech disabilities.

With eminent practitioners, it offers treatment and rehabilitative services to many disorders associated with speech.

Misarticulation - a speech defect in which an individual substitutes, omits, adds or distorts the speech sounds which results in the speech being unintelligible.

Stuttering - is a speech disorder in which sounds, syllables, or words are repeated or prolonged, disrupting the normal flow of speech, sometimes accompanied by struggling behaviors.

Cleft lip and Palate - refers to a physical condition wherein a child is born with a split or torn lip(s) with a hole in the roof of the mouth leading to speech disorders.

Cerebral Palsy (CP) - reflects a non progressive group of disorders affecting body movement and muscle coordinations due to anomaly of the developing brain.

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Autism - a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in social interaction, communication and by restricted and repetitive behavior which manifests within the very first two years of life.

Aphasia - the impairment of language function which results from strokes and other injuries to the language areas of the brain.

Dysarthria - an acquired speech problem caused by paralysis, weakness, or inability to coordinate the muscles of the mouth.

Learning Disability - a neurological condition that prevents a person from learning or severely impairs the learning process in one or more academic areas, despite being intelligent.

Dysphagia - is a condition that causes difficulties in swallowing.

Laryngectomy - is a procedure that involves removing part or all of the voice box usually as a result of a cancerous tumour in the larynx resulting in loss of voice and requiring to learn new methods of speaking.

Psychology Unit The Institute has eminent expertise to conduct developmental assessments on children to identify developmental delays (DQ/SQ).

IQ Assessment: Intelligent quotient (IQ) or IQ tests are conducted to measure aptitude and intellectual capacities and provide an estimate of an individual’s mental abilities.

Intelligence Tests: Studies the general intellectual abilities of an individual to measure not only a single trait but also a range of abilities including memory, verbal ability, reasoning skills and numerical ability.

Personality test: Aims to describe aspects of a person’s character that remain stable throughout that person’s lifetime, the individual’s character pattern of behavior, thoughts, and feelings.

Behavior modification: Is a treatment approach, based on the principles of operant conditioning, that replaces undesirable behaviors with more desirable ones through positive or negative reinforcement.

Psycho-educational Assessment or Learning Disibility Assessment: Evaluates an individuals psychological and academic issues and spells out the needs for special education placement and services required for effective remediation of the child.

School for children with Autism and Learning Disability, slow learners.

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Other Unique Specialized Services Reaching out beyond medical diagnostic and clinical services, the Institute has enlarged its commitment to the cause through founding and efficient management of schools that cater to specific needs : School for children with Autism and Learning Disability for slow learners.

Sunaad School for Hearing Impaired that provides primary and middle school main-stream education in Kannada and English medium for hearing impaired children.

Sign Language Training trains individuals with basic sign language skills necessary to communicate with individuals with hearing impairment and become professional interpreters for them through short term and diploma level courses in Indian Sign language.

National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) through which the institute provides coaching and training for individuals appearing for examinations conducted by NIOS, for out-of-school children with special needs.

Mothers’ Training Centre that provides early and intensive intervention for young children with hearing impairment by providing adequate training for their mother.

The services offered by the Institute are expanding meeting every emerging need in the society.

Placement Cell - A separate cell that is well connected with the corporate world has been set up for finding rewarding and suitable jobs / careers for speech and hearing impaired adults.

Mobile Camps and Outreach Screening Services are regularly conducted at neonatal wards of hospitals and nursing homes, schools, villages, community health centres, institutions and organisations which identify speech, hearing and learning problems.

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The Bachelor & Master Courses are Affiliated to Bangalore North University & Recognised by Rehabilitation Council of India. Separate Hostel accommodation is available for Boys & Girls.

Opt for Rewarding, Job Guaranteed and Career Oriented Professional Courses :

B.Ed. Special Education (Hearing Impairment)

BASLP - Bachelor in Audiology &

Speech Language Pathology

MASLP - Master in Audiology & Speech Language Pathology

M.Sc. (Audiology) Master in Audiology

M.Sc. (SLP)

Master in Speech - Language Pathology

Ph.D. in Speech & Hearing D.Ed.Spl.Ed.(HI) - Diploma in Special Education (Hearing Impairment)

On successful completion of the professional courses, students will be placed in: • Hospitals • Special Schools • Industries • Speech & Hearing Institutes / Colleges • Hearing Aid Manufacturing Industry • NGOs working with the Rehabilitation Centres • Independent Practice

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