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Newsletter of Estd. 1977

Vol.9 • No.4 October 2018

Quarterly

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

Wish you a Happy Dasara & Deepawali

Chairman’ s Note Greetings from Dr. SRCISH!!

Vision

I am happy to share that our BN Gupta Research Centre activities are in full swing in the able hands of our new research team under the guidance of Dr. M.N. Nagaraja, CEO.

A world without activity limitation for persons with communication disorders.

We have opened 2 new specialized clinics: The Vestibular & Balance Clinic and the Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Clinic. We are looking forward to patients benefiting from having multiple facilities under one roof.

I am proud to announce that we have started using Vital Stim in our Dysphagia Clinic, we are the only training institute in India with this facility.

The Dept. of Hearing Studies conducted a 3-day conference on “New Frontiers in New Audiology”. Congratulations to Dr. Rashmi Bhat and her team for making it a great success!

New admissions in to the 3 masters programmes are complete and classes are underway.

Mission

• Develop need felt world class human resources • Research that ensures human rights • Develop clinical services that promote equal opportunities at affordable cost

Thank you all for your support and good wishes!

Wishing you a Happy Dasara & Deepawali and a Joyful Christmas!

Dr. M.S. Venkatesh

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

• 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

1977-2017

• Create and provide infrastructure, laboratory, library and related facilities as stipulated by University and statutory bodies

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Bangalore Speech & Hearing Trust The meeting of Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust was held on 25th July, 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 J. Bhat

Gratitude & Acknowledgement

• Dept. for the Empowerment of Differently Abled & Senior Citizens, Govt. of Karnataka • Cogziant Foundation • Indian Oil Corp.

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

Rtn. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh CA.D.L. Suresh Babu Lion. V.S. Shanthavadhan Rtn. M.K. Dattaraj Dr. Prathibha Karanth Lion. S. Ramachandran Lion. Venkatakrishna Reddy Lion. V.K. Shanmugavel

Chairman Secretary Treasurer Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee

Governing Council Members

Dr. Sister M. Genevieve Chair Person Dr. Prathibha Karanth 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

Free Service 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 84, India.

Dr. P.S. Maiya Dr. Shobha Srinath

Dr. M.S. Mahadevaiah

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

Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee

Member Subject Expert & Member Subject Expert & Member University Member University Member

Advisory Board

Chairman Hon’ble Sri D.H. Shankaramurthy

Ex-Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council, Govt. of Karnataka

Members Sri K. Jairaj, IAS (Retd.)

Trustee, BMS Educational Trust, Bangalore

For the Weaker Sections

Mr. C.R. Jayachandra Setty Lion. Shrinivassan Mr. Vijay Ramaprasad Lion. Kiran Kumar Lion. P. Pramod Kumar Lion. Ashwathanarayana Swamy Lion. Dr. Krishna T.V. Reddy

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

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

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. Dr. Shiva Shankar

Head, Dept. of Speech Pathology & Audiology, Associate Dean, NIMHANS, B’lore

Prof. Dr. Meenakumari V. Deshpande

Dept. of Political Science, BU, Jnanabharathi, B’lore

Research Advisory Committee

Hon’ble Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah Chairman Rtn. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh Member, Chairman, BSHT CA.D.L. Suresh Babu Member, Secretary, BSHT Lion. V.S. Shanthavadhan Member, Treasurer, BSHT Dr. M.N. Nagaraja Convenor, CEO, Dr. SRCISH Dr. B.S. Jaiprakash Member, Former Principal, BIT, B’lore Dr. S.R. Savithri Member, Director, AIISH, Mysore

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Dr. B. Rajashekar Member, Dean, Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University Dr. M. Jairam Member, Former Dean, NIMHANS, AIISH Dr. Pratibha Karanth Member, Director, The COM DEALL Trust Dr. Indira Jaiyaprakash Member, Former Prof., Dept. of Psychology, BU Dr. Madhuri Gore Special Invitee, Principal, Dr. SRCISH Prof. R. Rangasayee Member

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The Advisory Board Meeting The meeting held on 17th September 2018 was chaired by Sri D.H. Shankaramurthy, Hon’ble Chairman for Legislative Council, Govt. of Karnataka.

Sri B.S. Nandakumar, IAS (Retd.), Sri Gopal B. Hosur, Rtn. Manandi Suresh, Dr. M.C. Ramesh, Sri M.C. Ramesh, Sri B.G. Nanda Kumar, Dr. Meena Kumari V. Deshpande, Dr. M.N. Nagaraja, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, CA D.L. Suresh Babu, Sri M.K. Dattaraj and Sri Vijay Ramaprasad attended the meeting.

Professional Development National Seminar on NEW FRONTIERS IN AUDIOLOGY A three-day Seminar was conducted by department of Hearing studies, from 27th-29th September, 2018 at Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore. The purpose was to highlight the recent trends in field of audiology “NEW FRONTIERS IN AUDIOLOGY”. The conference was attended by a total of 174 delegates; they included 32 professionals from within the institute and sister institutes and the remaining were PG and III year BASLP students. The inaugural function was graced by Dr. K. Balaveera Reddy and Dr. Sundar Raj Urs. The conference focused on different topics of interest.

The first day began with a key note by Dr. M.N. Nagaraja on “Audiology: now and then”. This,note incorporated improvements from Puretone Audiometry to Auditory Evoked Potential testing. Further, a talk was delivered by Dr. Heramba Ganapathy on the topic “High Risk Factors of Hearing Loss in infants”. This provoked the need to focus on risk factors like consanguinity, and infections like Measles, Rubella, and Mumps. “Identification of Origin and Source of Endogenous Potentials” was discussed by Dr. Hari Prakash. Potentials such as MNN and P300 & its source generators were discussed. Similarly, Dr. Ganapathy M.K. promoted the concept of “Acoustic Change Complex” and how this test surpasses ABR testing by estimating threshold within 5dBHL of the behavioral threshold. Next, “Role of Auditory and Cognitive Factors in 04

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Professional Development Auditory Perceptual Training was discussed by Dr. Usha Shastri. The notion of speech perception in native and non-native speakers using P300, use of Operation Span and Reading Span in Working Memory was the focus.

The second day started with a lecture by Mr. Prashasthi Poovaiah on the topic “Rate Induced Facilitation”. The need to assess temporal integration on a routine basis was emphasized. Dr. Aravind Kumar shed light on “Differential Diagnosis using VEMP”. The interpretation of VEMP testing and its use in differential diagnosis of central and peripheral lesions were highlighted. The topic “Use of FFR in diagnostics” was talked about by Dr. Sandeep Maruthy.

The essentials of FFR in clinics and future research were discussed. In addition, “Data Logging in HA & importance in rehabilitation” was highlighted by Mr. Nagarjun V. This focused on the use of data logging in counseling patients with HA usage. Later, “Identifying Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors” was talked about by Dr. Prem G. Nair. This topic focused on DDT being a superior test in diagnosis of CPA tumors. Mr. Suresh T. delivered a talk on “Head impulse Test”. The administration and interpretation of the test was discussed. Lastly, Dr. Srinivas widened the horizon

towards vestibular system through the topic “Clinicians Perspective to vertigo”.

The final day incorporated “Use of Ling’s method in rehabilitation of individuals with hearing impairment”

by Dr. Madhuri Gore. The step wise use of Ling method in rehabilitation was pointed out. This session was complimented by Dr. Asha Yathiraj with the topic “Training Children with (C)APD. A holistic view was discussed requiring respective usage of tests to label the disorder. Next, “Tinnitus Assessment and Rehabilitation” was discussed by Dr. Sreeraj Konadath. Pathogenesis, assessment and rehabilitation of tinnitus were highlighted.

Further, “Hearing Aid Fitting techniques in ANSD” were cited by Dr. Prashanth Prabhu. Insights into the best techniques were discussed such as low cut amplification, etc. Lastly, Dr. Hemanth Shetty delivered a talk on “Acceptable Noise Level” and its use in Hearing Aid fitting.

The three-day conference was a success, tapping multiple important areas in Audiology and its advancements. This productive conference was conducted through efforts of HOD of Hearing Studies Dr. Rashmi J Bhat and her team.

National Seminar on New Frontiers in Audiology inaugurated by Dr. Sundar Raj Urs, Registrar (Evaluation), Bengaluru North University, Dr. K. Balaveera Reddy, Former Vice Chancellor of V.T.U. Dr. S R C Institute of Speech & Hearing | ISH LINK | October 2018

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Professional Development

Dignitaries on the dais (LtoR) Dr. Madhuri Gore, Principal, Dr. M.N.N. Nagaraja, CEO, Dr. K. Balaveera Reddy, Former Vice Chancellor of V.T.U., Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Chairman, Dr. Sundar Raj Urs, Registrar (Evaluation), Bengaluru North University, Lion. V.S. Shantavadhan, Treasurer, Dr. Rashmi Bhat, Vice Principal

Dr. Sundar Raj Urs, Registrar (Evaluation), Bengaluru North University, Dr. K. Balaveera Reddy, Former Vice Chancellor of V.T.U., honoured by our Chairman, Secretary, and CEO, Dr.SRCISH

Talks Held at The Institute

Dr. A.K. Sinha, Director, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities, Mumbai addressed staff and students of Dr. SRCISH on the 4th of July, 2018. The topic he elaborated on included Cochlea Implant, Assistance to Disabled Persons (ADIPs), and Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act. Dr. Ayasakanta Rout, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Hearing Aid Research Laboratory, James Madison University discussed listening effort in hearing and users and whether there is evidence for fitting premium level over mid level hearing aids. This lecture was conducted on 13th July, 2018.

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Professional Development Talks Held at The Institute

Dr. Vishwa Bhat, Ph.D., CCC-A; FAAA, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, William Patterson University, New Jersey gave a lecture to staff and students on “Application of Statistical Principles related to Communication Disorders Research” on August 16th, 2018.

Dr. Vishwa Bhat being felicitated by Dr. M.N. Nagaraja, CEO - Dr.SRCISH

Ms. Monica Purdy (M.A. CCC-SLP), a Speech Language Pathologist from Ball State University, USA is a certified Oral Placement Therapist. She visited Dr. SRCISH on 17th July, 2018 and introduced the staff and students to Oral Placement Therapy.

Ms. Monica Purdy and Ms. Aradhana with staff of the Institute

Dr. Sreesha Malayil, renowned scientist from IISc, Bangalore, addressed staff and students on 26th July, 2018. She enlightened the audience on “Food Waste and Biodegradable Waste Treatment through Anaerobic Digestion.” This talk, organized through efforts of the Environment Committee, brought to the forefront an issue of high concern in today’s world and encouraged listeners to move towards sustainable waste treatment.

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Professional Development Professional Training

• Dr. B.S. Premalatha and Ms. Mereen Rose Babu were certified by Dr. Anand Kumar (Certified Chattanooga Trainer) on “Continuous Medical Education Program on Vital Stim Plus Therapy) on 5th July 2018.

• Mr. Nagarjun V. Reddy (Senior Audiologist & Trainer Widex India) conducted a training session on Widex Evoke for staff of the Department of Hearing Studies on the 9th and 10th of August, 2018.

Workshops/Conferences/Seminars attended by Faculty Date

Title

Faculty Name

Details

3rd March 2018

Workshop on “Developing Social Pragmatic Skills in Children with ASD and SCD”

Dr. Radhika, Physiotherapist

Conducted by FameIndia

Guest Lectures given by department Faculty Date

Title

Faculty Name

Delivered lectures on “Evaluation of paediatric swallowing”,

27-Aug-2018 “Feeding difficulties in children with neurological impairment” and on

Details

Ms. Mereen Rose Babu

“Swallowing as an overview”

Delivered lectures on “Management of 27-Aug-2018 paediatric dysphagia” and on “Causes of paediatric dysphagia”

Organized by “Spastic Society of Karnataka” at Indira Nagar Bangalore

Ms. Deborah Athaide

Oral/Poster Presentations done under the guidance of Department Faculty presented on 8th & 9th September, 2018 Sl. Title No.

Faculty & Students

Details

1.

Intervening Child Language Disorders with Principles of Parent Child Interaction Therapy – A Single Case Study

Aruna R.K., Shalini Mathew & Mereen Rose Babu

Won Best Poster Award in ISHA BC, Bangalore

2.

Viewing Aphasia as a cognitive communication Disorder – A Single Case Study

Mary Praisy & Mereen Rose Babu

Poster presentation at ISHA BC, Bangalore

3.

Principles and Tactics of Muscle Tension Dysphonia – A single Case Study

Supraja S., Agnes Manuel, Poster presentation at Eliza Baby, Mereen Rose ISHA BC, Bangalore Babu & Dr. B.S. Premalatha

4.

Development of Checklist for Preliminary Assessment of Paediatric Dysphagia – A Preliminary Study

Ifra Shafi, Akshay S., Mereen Rose Babu & Dr. B.S. Premalatha

Poster presentation at ISHA BC, Bangalore

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Effect of Chemoradiation in swallowing in patients with laryngeal and pharyngeal cancers –clinician reported measures

Ms. Smitha & Dr. B.S. Premalatha

Won Best Poster Award in ISHA BC, Bangalore

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Insight in role of SLP in palliative care

Ms. Mufeeda, Ms. Madhura Poster presentation at & Dr. B.S. Premalatha ISHA BC, Bangalore

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Comparison of Vowel perception and production in children with cochlear Implants and age matched typically developing children

Ms. Srividya & Dr. B.S. Premalatha

ISHA BC, Bangalore

8.

Effectiveness of response cost treatment ion a child with stuttering – a single case study

Ms. Reny Raju, Ms. Manjari A. & Sneha Mareen Varghese

ISHA BC, Bangalore

9.

“Multicanal BPPV- A Single Case Study”

Vaarsheniee R., Won Best Poster Award in Unnimaya Unnikrishnanan ISHA BC, Bangalore & Ms. Teja Dessai

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“Vestibular Migraine – A clinical challenge”

Varsha M., Alex Mathew & Poster presentation at Ms. Teja Dessai ISHA BC, Bangalore

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“Cortical deafness as a squeal to Meningitis”

Ghanta Hinduja, Shabnam Hasna, Ms. Megha Sasidharan & Ms. Jinsi Elsa Itty

Poster presentation at ISHA BC, Bangalore

Winners of Best Poster Award - Audiology: From R to L Vaarsheniee R., Unnimaya Unnikrishnanan & Ms. Teja Dessai

Quote of the Quarter

“There is no greater disability in society than the inability to see a person as more.”

- Robert M Hensel.

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New Beginnings Two clinics were inaugurated on 17th Sept., 2018 by the Chairman.

The Balance and Vestibular Clinic and the Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Clinic. The clients requiring these clinical services have been redirected for further detailed evaluations and rehabilitation from different departments of the institute.

Infrastructural modifications are underway; referral network is being created and various awareness programs in this regard have been initiated.

Testing at The Balance and Vestibular Clinic

Other news With a heavy heart we bid farewell to Ms. Sashi Rekha who was with us for 3 years, Ms. Aleena Antony who has been with us for a year, and to Ms. Eliza and Ms. Divyashree who have been with us for 3 months. We are grateful for their dedication and service in the Dept. of Speech Language Studies and wish them immense success in their future endeavors.

We extend a warm welcome to the newest members of the Dr. SRCISH family • Mr. Suresh T., Associate Professor & Coordinator Research • Dr. Bhuvaneswari, Asst. Professor Research • Ms. Anu Babu, Jr. Bio Statistician • Ms. A. Sri Vidya, Sr. Asst. Professor & Sr. Research Fellow • Mr. Aswath, Social Worker • Ms. Teja Dessai & Ms. Husna Firdose, Asst. Professors, Dept. of Hearing Studies • Ms. Mufeeda Khateeja, Jr. Clinical Supervisor, Dept. of Speech Language Studies • Ms. Sreelakshmi M. Radhakrishnan, Clinical Supervisor, Dept. of Speech Language Studies • Ms. Serooya Abraham, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Speech Language Studies Heartly congratulations to Mr. Suman Gowda and Mr. Shobin James from the Department of Hearing Studies.

Mr. Suman Gowda married Ms. Namratha Gowda on 23rd August, 2018 and Mr. Shobin James married Ms. Sharon on 15th September, 2018

Obituary

We regret the demise of our Banking and Finance Guest Lecturer of III BASLP, V Semester

Ms. V.J. Mary Vergini

who passed away on 28th September, 2018.

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News from College Office New Admissions: A total of 39 new students have been admitted into the Masters Programme in this academic year; 19 students have enrolled in MASLP, 11 in M.Sc. (Speech), and 9 in M.Sc. (Audiology).

Results:

We are happy to announce that we have obtained cent percent results for the IV Semester MASLP, IV Semester M.Sc. (Audiology), IV Semester MASLP, and II Semester MASLP batches of the academic year 2017-18.

For the II Semester M.Sc. (Audiology) and the IV Semester M.Sc. (Speech Language Pathology) batches, the pass percentage was 90 and 81 respectively.

Updates from Dysphagia Clinic The Dysphagia Clinic at Dr. S.R.Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing was started in the month of June 2018 with the aim of getting safe and efficient swallow in individuals who have difficulty with swallowing. The difficulties in swallowing can be frequent cough during meal times, inability to swallow hard food items, inability to chew food well, saliva dripping out of the mouth whenever there is food in the mouth or otherwise as well (drooling), pain while swallowing, longer time to swallow one spoonful of food etc. This can occur due to neurological problems, like stroke and vocal fold palsy or due to impairment in oral cavity structures like removal of a part of mandible or tongue, as part of surgical treatment of oral cancer or road traffic accidents, dental anomalies etc.

The ability to swallow is a necessary factor for survival of an individual. We, at the Dysphagia Clinic are keen on helping individuals regain this swallowing ability. As a gesture of gratitude, one of our therapy clients, Mr. Y. Subramaniam, generously sponsored Vital Stim Plus for our clinic. The Vital Stim Plus is an innovative practice developed by Chattanooga group from DJO global which aims in providing neuromuscular electrical stimulation to the oral and laryngeal muscles that play role in the process of swallowing. The electrical stimulation can improve

the client’s sensation of the muscles that need to be more active. The electrical pulses are able to target sensory and motor muscles separately with the help of change in signal characteristics, such as frequency and phase duration of each electrical impulse. More than this, the Vital Stim Plus can be used to provide biofeedback to the patient regarding the process of swallowing.

This instrument use demands for a trained speech and swallowing therapist who is well versed with use of instrument and certified to use Vital Stim.

The Vital Stim Plus was procured on 11th June 2018, and 2 speech and swallowing therapists, Dr. B.S. Premalatha and Ms. Mereen Rose Babu, were trained and certified for Vital Stim usage at Dr.SRCISH. We are the only speech and hearing institute in Bangalore which is equipped with this facility of neuromuscular electrical stimulation.

At present, we have 3 patients who are benefitting from use of Vital Stim at our Dysphagia Clinic. However, neuromuscular electrical stimulation is not sufficient to achieve improvement. We have to incorporate the exercises that help in swallowing along with Vital Stim.

These exercises have to be practiced well by the client. The role of the patient is crucial in bringing improvement in his own process of swallowing.

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Updates from B.N. Gupta Research Centre The B.N. Gupta Research Centre (BNGRC) started functioning with a team of three in August 2018. Mr Suresh T., Associate Prof. and Research coordinator, Mrs. Bhuvaneswari B., Assistant Professor and Ms. Anu Babu, Biostatistician and Assistant Professor were the team members. Mrs. Srividya A., Asst. Professor joined the team in September, 2018.

Within two months the team has compiled and completed three project proposals and submitted them for review and funding (two of which were sent to the *Department of Science and Technology (DST) - SEED / TIDE division and one to Vodafone Inc. CSR division). The projects submitted are: 1. Development of an integrated (holistic) rehabilitation model for persons with neurogenic and post stroke communication disorders.* 2. Vertigo and Balance disorders - assessment and rehabilitation in the elderly.* 3. Telerehab facility for mobile rehabilitation unit of Dr.SRCISH.

Projects which are in the pipeline are:

• A comparative study of scholastic achievement in children with hearing impairment – preschool or mother’s training trained versus not trained • Cognitive Profiling of Children and Adolescents in the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

• Infant screening program - Utility of the existing protocols.

• A comparative study of communicative abilities in children who hearing aid users versus cochlear implant users.

• A retrospective review of data on the behaviour of children with developmental disabilities using a developmental adaptation of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

The BNGRC department interacts with the clinical and teaching staff of Dr.SRCISH to come up with more innovative and clinical application-based projects. It also organizes research activities, and discussion sessions with master’s students to create interest towards research, understand correct research methods, and improve writing and research skills, under the initiative called “Writers’ Lab”.

The Biostatistician Ms. Anu Babu has been regularly interacting with M.Sc. students regarding research and statistics for dissertation, for Journal Clubs (JC) and with the PhD students for their research and statistics on an appointment basis.

The department is looking forward to the projects receiving funding and to the newly operative clinics being useful to both clinicians and patients.

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Updates from the Outreach Unit JULY 2018 Sl. No.

Date

Place

Total Clients Tested

Total Clients Referred

Organizer

1

15-7-18

Kamakshipalya

64

32

Ln. Shyam Sunder

2

15-7-18

Binnimill

21

20

Ln. Sathya

3

22-7-18

Nimhans Convention

06

05

Ln. Shanthavadan

4

23-7-18

Goragntenapalya

108

96

Ln. Shyam Sunder

5

27-7-18

Kalyananagara

95

85

Ln. Shanthavadan

6

29-7-18

St.Judas Naganapalaya

41

18

Ln. Ramesh

AUGUST 2018 7

8-8-18

Bidadi

106

82

Ln. Shyam Sunder

8

19-8-18

Rajajinagar

89

42

Ln. Shyam Sunder

SEPTEMBER 2018 9

15-9-18

JP Ngara

99

86

Mobility India

10

16-9-18

Tumkur

55

42

Ln. Shyam Sunder

11

19-9-18

Shivajinagar Govt. School

20

20

Sarva Shiksana Abhiyana

12

23-9-18

Devara Jeevanahalli

38

15

Ln. Shyam Sunder

13

24-9-18

Devanahalli

38

18

ALIMCO

14

25-9-18

Doddaballapura

32

31

ALIMCO

15

26-9-18

Hoskote

51

50

ALIMCO

16

27-9-18

Nelamangala

38

38

ALIMCO

18

30-9-18

Rajajinagar

63

40

Ln. Shyam Sunder

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Updates from Sunaad School This has been an eventful quarter for Sunaad School.

Functioning of the school and students performance were regulated by conducting parent and teacher meetings.

Teachers Meeting was held on 10.7.18; Mrs. Manasa Devi, Mrs. Padamaprabha and Mr. Muniraju conducted it to update the functioning of school work. On 21.07.18, a parent meeting was conducted for classes 8th to 10th. Mrs. Rashmi Bhat, Vice Principal, Mrs. Padma Prabha, H.M., Sunaad School addressed the gathering, Mrs. Rashmi Bhat spoke to parents about how to use hearing aids to the fullest.

Healthy competition an important part of student development; and the students of Sunaad School had many opportunities for this. An inter-house drawing competition was held on 19.07.18 and all the students from pre-school to Std. X participated and displayed their artistic skills. Their work was judged and 1st and 2nd prizes were awarded. On account of Krishna Janmashtami, the universal Sanatana Dharma organized a drawing competition and Sunaad School children participated enthusiastically; Suresh of Std. 6 bagged the 1st prize.

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Updates from Sunaad School Celebration and festivals keep up our spirits!

On August 15th Independence Day was celebrated with fervor by the staff and students of Sunaad School. As has been the practice over the years, our partners, the Lion’s Club of Bangalore East took pride in participating with the school children. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Chairman of Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust welcomed the gathering and gave the presidential address in which he spoke about the role of the students in upholding the growth of the nation. Lion Sukesh Reddy, President of Bangalore East Lions Club, as the Chief Guest, hoisted the National Flag. The National Anthem was followed by a speech by the Chief Guest. Prizes for children’s academic and co-curricular accomplishments were distributed. Lion V.S. Shanthavadhan, Hon. Treasurer of Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust, CA.DL Suresh Babu, Hon. Secretary of Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust, participated in the celebration. A variety of cultural programmes were organized by the students. The day ended with a vote of thanks and distribution of sweets.

Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata was celebrated on 14.09.18; the significance of festival was explained and prasadam was distributed to all children.

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Independence Day Celebrations

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Inauguration of ICT Class Rooms Teachers Day was celebrated on 5th September.

On 24.08.18 “Information & Communications Technology Class Rooms� were inaugurated; Mrs. Padmaprabha welcomed the gathering, Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Chairman of Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust introduced the Chief Guest, Mr. P.R. Devaraj, Senior Vice President, Cognizant. The Chief Guest inaugurated the Smart Board sponsored by Cognizant and gave a speech. Dr. Shankar Subbaiah, Director, Cognizant, was the Guest of Honour. A variety of cultural programmes were organized by the students; the programme ended with a vote of thanks by Mrs. Sujaya.

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Updates from Sunaad School

On his visit Mr. S. Varadachari, Executive Director I/C, Indian Oil Corp. Ltd., Karnataka, sponsored Hearing Aids for Sunaad School children.

Updates From Sign Language Unit In July, Nirit Kremer from Israel (who works with New Acropolis, South India) visited us to learn about Indian Sign Language. She spoke about the various strategies Israel employs adapt to detect deafness, early intervention, and the various skills taught to the Deaf. We also had 2 people joining the Grade II sign language course. These are the students who had completed Grade I and wanted to improve their skills for teaching sign language and interpretation.

We had two teachers from a reputed Deaf school take the Grade I interpreter course after their school hours. Their commitment to teaching the children in ISL and helping the Deaf students was commendable. We had a student of Grade I sign language who is working in a company. 9 students pursuing their Diploma in special education in the institute continued their training in sign language course. One Deaf Student who completed his Diploma from JSS, Mysore joined the Functional English course. The new BASLP students have also begun their training in ISL. The training of Jyoti Nivas College students was also in progress.

In the month of August, we had one student with hearing impairment enroll and complete the Functional sign language course. We had one MSW Post graduate who joined for Grade I SL classes.

We celebrated World Sign Language Day and World Deaf Day on the 28th of September. The programme was inaugurated by Mr. Sreeram, a mentor for the deaf and a free lance photographer. We invited both Deaf and the hearing for a discussion on the problems of teaching Indian sign language to Deaf children and importance of training children young. We discussed the problems the Deaf face on a daily basis. We had an entertainment programme with skits in Indian sign language by our Grade II students under the direction of Ms. Prema Lohia, our SL instructor. It concluded with a song in Indian Sign Language by Ms. Prema Lohia, our SL instructor and Grade II students. We concluded our Sign Language training program for Jyothi Nivas college psychology students with the sign language exam. We heartily look forward to this Group sign language training every year. The enthusiasm of students is always very contagious and motivating for us. The students also visited the institute to understand the facilities available here.

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Updates from

Mother’s Training Center The mothers training centre was full of activity this quarter. Independence Day was celebrated with patriotic fervor on Wednesday, 15th August 2018 in the school premises.

A fancy dress competition was held to celebrate Sri Krishna Janmashtami; Dr. Madhuri Gore, Principal Dr.SRCISH handed over prizes for the event.

Radhakrishna’s photo was garlanded and all the children offered a floral tribute to the great teacher. As usual, children were taken to Pottery Town to see the making of Ganesha idol; the children keenly observed the steps involved in making of Ganesha idols. On 11.09.18 the Ganesha festival was celebrated traditionally; Dr. Rashmi Bhat participated in the festival.

On Teachers’ Day, the children came to class with great enthusiasm to wish their teachers. Children wished their teachers and sought their blessing. Dr. Sarvapalli

From 17th to 20th September, 2018, Mrs. Rathna Shetty conducted classes to orient parents who newly enrolled in to MTC.

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Updates from Psychology Unit Since July 2018, parents of children from the ASD School are trained once a week.

On 18.08.2108, staff of the Psychology Unit conducted a camp for psychological assessment of the children of St. Mary’s Public school.

Independence Day was celebrated by students of the NIOS and ASD schools.

On 31st July 2018, NIOS students were taken on an Educational tour to Kumaradhara Farm House.

It was an enjoyable learning experience for all.

On 5th September, 2018, the students of NIOS and the ASD Schools celebrated Teachers’ Day.

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SASH Corner The Students association of Speech and Hearing (SASH) conducted a number of events in this quarter. The first was Fresher’s Day 2018 on 01/09/2018! We had a fun-filled day set for the new 1st year BASLP and 1st year M.Sc. students to officially welcome them to the college. We conducted several games for our new friends; they played dress-up while we became witnesses to some funny characters from our everyday lives. The day ended with an amazing jam session. We hope it was a day to remember for our new friends!

We conducted our Teachers Day Celebrations and Onam celebrations on the 6th of September. It was a day to thank

our dear teachers for guiding us, inspiring us and for being such wonderful mentors. Our Onam celebrations were also conducted on the same day for which everyone dressed in the traditional Kerala attire. A generous sum was collected by the students to help the people who had suffered in the Kerala and Kodagu floods and a heart touching video was played depicting how the recent calamities affected Kerala.

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations took place on 13/09/18 and 14/09/18 ending with water games and finally visarjan (immersion) at Ulsoor Lake conducted on 15/09/18.

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Client Statistics Dept. of Hearing Studies

AVT

Clients seen in Speech Therapy Unit

Clients seen in AVT

Dept. of Speech Language Studies

Clients seen in Speech Diagnostics

Sessions taken in Speech Therapy

Psychology Unit

Cases seen

Physiotherapy Unit

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Facts, Thoughts & Musings

Audiology and Hearing Health Care

teachers are a group of people who are Hearing assessment and rehabilitation The author exposed to noise especially in cities like is on the verge of expanding to Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat Bangalore. In one study at Dr.SRCISH, unchartered territories at present. In Vice Principal it was found that primary school the last 50 years, the field has grown HOD - Hearing Studies in leaps and bounds with advent of Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute teachers did have hearing thresholds that were poorer as compared to technology for diagnosis as well as of Speech and Hearing peers .Solvent induced hearing loss is in designing devices to alleviate the impact of hearing impairment. This phenomenal growth a common condition in paint, leather, mining industry has led to exploration of new fields where audiologists can etc. Exposure to solvents could cause either a peripheral or a central hearing problem. The menace of music be of service. induced hearing loss is on the rise and we can tackle As audiologists, our primary aim should be to prevent the this issue by addressing the high school and plus 2 level occurrence of the hearing impairment itself. This is called students. Noise induced hearing loss due to traffic noise primary prevention. How can this happen? Only through or industrial noise exposures are also common. Here, an raising awareness. How do we do that? By taking every audiologist not only measures the hearing capacity, he can opportunity to interact with people about the facilities offer exclusive services for prevention and control. The available and spreading knowledge about the impact of present day audiologist is also getting equipped to deal unidentified or late identified conditions etc. As of now, with balance problems. Improvement in general health we may have a limited role in this but we are very much care has increased the life span of individuals and thus an part of secondary prevention. This refers to identification audiologist is likely to see the elderly not only for hearing of hearing impairment as early as possible. Neonatal assessment but for balance issues also. hearing screening is the answer to this problem but it Diagnosing and fitting a device to a person with hearing has not yet become mandatory in India. Some high end impairment doesn’t end the journey. It’s the joint hospitals provide these services in their Ob_Gyn and responsibility of caregiver and the expert to provide all pediatric units. The goal should be to screen all babies support to the person with hearing impairment such that born. However only a small number of infants in need he/she is on a level playing field with his/her peers and is are benefitted. The observation over the years has been able to contribute to the society. That means the audiologist that there is very poor follow up. If a baby fails a screen, needs to be serving the client throughout the life-span. diagnostic work up needs to be done as early as possible This could involve monitoring hearing levels, checking for followed by the process of rehabilitation such that the accuracy of fitting of devices, reprogramming of devices child can be prepared for normal schooling. etc. It would also involve referrals to other professionals As professionals, it is our responsibility to conduct as the need arises. For example, an audiologist may notice screening camps and provide the necessary follow up, that his client is not progressing at the expected level. He give talks on a variety of platforms, publish newspaper may then refer the client for developmental/psychological articles, appear in TV spots on health related issues, start evaluations. During sessions, he may notice that the child a blog etc. Issues like consanguinity (marriage between is unable to follow/understand/process visual stimuli and first cousins, uncle-niece relationships), prenatal health refer to an ophthalmologist etc. ,exposure to noise and harmful chemicals ,nutrition Communication needs of the client will be age dependent. etc could be highlighted if audiologists are a part of the The audiologist needs to keep abreast with new technology prenatal health care unit. These new avenues have to be as well as strategies to improve communication. Needs explored further by future professionals. of education, recreation and socialization, building Corporates are now looking at overall mental and physical health screens for all their employees. In addition to developing goodwill, it also ensures productivity and reduces absenteeism. This is another area one can venture into, being a part of the overall health screens. School

self - awareness and self-concept are to be met by the audiologist. Thus the term Hearing Health Care specialist appears to be apt as it covers an entire gamut of services from prevention to rehabilitation from before birth throughout life of an individual.

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Silicon City Hospital, 12 &21, 116/22, AIR Layout Old Madras Road, Hoskote, Bangalore 562 114 •Ph: 080-2971 6658, 59 Dr. Balasubramanyam, #326, 17th ‘C’ main Road 5th Block Koramangala, Bangalore •Mob: 93412 29263

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

Dr. Santosh C.P., Raghavendra Child Care Centre S.N. Complex, #61, 50 Ft. Road, (Opp. Canara Bank) Hanumanthanagar, Bangalore 19 • Ph: 080-2661 6400 Dr. Roopa Shet, Ashwini Nursing Home, #382, Narayanappa Building, Below UCO Bank Ramamurthynagar, Bangalore 16 Dr. Sunil Narayan Dutt, Apollo Hospital, 154/11 Opp. IIM, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 76 •Ph: 080-6061 1111

Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bellary Road, Hebbal Bangalore 24 Dr. Arafath Ahmed Khan, Park View Clinic, No.127 St.John’s Church Road, Near Coles Park, Bangalore 05 •Mob: 80507 65888 Dr. Jawad Ahmed, #648, HBR Layout, Ist Stage Vth Block, 7th Cross, Bangalore 43 •Ph: 080-4165 6258

Deepa Hospital, Old Madras Road, Krishna Rajapuram Bangalore 36 •Ph: 080-2561 0333 Dr. Shiva Kumar, P.V. Zion Hospitals, ENT Surgeon 83/1, Kammanahalli Main Road, Bangalore 84 •Ph: 080-4531 8000 Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore Dr. Saud Ahmed, Prime Carem MM Road, #158 Near East Railway Station, Frazer Town, Bangalore 05 •Ph: 080-4700 4700

St. Philomina’s Hospital, Bangalore 47 •Ph: 080-4016 4300 Dr. A. Mahadevaiah, ENT Care Center, 9th Cross Kammanahalli Main Road, RS Palya, Near SBI Bangalore 33 KC General Hospital, Malleswaram, Bangalore 03 Dr. R. Nisarga, 121/13, T. Mariyappa Road Andhra Bank Complex, Ist Block Jayanagar, Bangalore 11

Dr. H.C. Madhu, Nandi Hospital, 1st Cross KR Extension, Tumkur •Ph: 0816-227 4678 Bowring Hospital, Bangalore Dr. Dinakar S., Child Care & Vaccine Centre Near Specialist Hospital, OM Shakthi Temple Kammanahalli, Bangalore Dr. Masilamani, 17/18, PTV Colony, Krishnagiri Tamilnadu •Ph: 04343-283699

Dr. Ashok D.S., Shree Shyla Clinic, Kanva Sai Complex #861, Modi Hospital Circle, West of Chord Road 2nd Stage, Bangalore 86 •Ph: 080-6634 3765

Dr. Robert, Sampoorna Clinic, 15/1, 13th Cross BSA Road Cross, Sagayapuram, Bangalore 84 •Mob: 98459 43313

Shree Siddhartha Hospital, Sree Siddartha Educational & Charitable Trust, Agalkote, Tumkur 572 107

Cavalier Hospital, #702, Cavalier Tower, 7th Main 4th ‘B’ Cross, Opp. Hennur Banaswadi Club HRBR Layout, Kalyananagar, Bangalore 43 •Mob: 99029 51951

Specialist Hospital, #216, 7th Main, 80 Ft. Road Ist Block HRBR Layout, Kalyannagar, Bangalore 43 •Ph: 080-4212 2222 Dr. Naseem’s Cantt, Diagnostic Center & Polyclinic 88/1, Coles Road, Bangalore 05 •Mob: 98453 48599 Dr. Mohan Kumar H.M., Madala ENT Head & Neck Centre, Madulranganilaya, #9, Opp. Indian Oil Petrol Pump & D’Mart, Behind Jain Heights, Hennur Bagalur Main Road, Hennur Cross, Kalyannagar Post, Bangalore 43 •M: 98450 96870 Dr. Santhanam, Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu Jain Hospital, Vasantha Nagar, Bangalore North Bangalore Hospital, 125/1,125/2, Sy No.104 4th ‘G’ Street, Chelekere(v) Outer Ring Road Kalyana Nagar, Bangalore 43 •Ph: 080-2544 6732 Victoria Hospital, Bangalore 24

Dr. Y.A. Natesh, Dr. Natesh ENT Centre, #8/45 Ist Floor, (Prashanth Hospital Building), 80 Ft. Road SBM Colony, BSK Ist Stage, Bangalore 56 •Ph: 080-2672 2602 Sri Narasimharaja District Hospital, Bangarpet NIMHANS, Bangalore Shishu Health Care Centre, #46, Karnataka 40 Kurubarahalli Main Road, Bangalore 86 •Mob: 9845065760 Dr. Shashikanth Rao, Karthik Clinic, Nagashettyhalli Bangalore 94 •Ph: 2331 0994 Dr. Manjunath N.C., Brain & Nerve Care, CBI Road Suchi Sagar Hotel, R.T. Nagar, Bangalore 32 •Mob: 98442 10635

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k o o From ors B t i s i V

Sujatha Tilak Kumar This was the first visit to a centre like this one, My experience was a lot learning and very motivating. All the best for the centre

Ayasakanta Rout, Associate professor and Director, James Medison University 235, Martin Luthor King Jr. Way Harrisonburgh, USA 22807 •routax@jmu.edu What a honour to speak to the students of SRCISH, Thanks to my mentor Dr. Nagaraja for inviting. I Thoroughly enjoyed my interaction with students.

Dr. A.K Sinha sinhaat1983@rediffmail.com It was a pleasure to come and Visit DR.SRCISH, and speak to students and staff on rights of persons with disability Act 2016 and ADIP cochlear implant programme. Institute is also AYJNISHD expelled centre for post operative rehabilitation.

Monica Purdy monicamarie3@yahoo.com I want to thank you for allowing me to visit. You have a wonderful faculty and I am excited that you were able to give your students such a wonderful opportunity to learn.

Impressed with institute infrastructure and students and staff qualify to provide best rehabilitative measures.

Looking forward for much more achievements of the institute in future.

K.N. Tilak Kumar Editor & Director, Deccan Herald, Bangalore tilkakumaroffice@deccanherald.co.in •Ph: 99002 47674 Enjoyed visiting the institution , heard a lot about education in Speech and Hearing. Excellent Staff and good infrastructure. Doing Great Service to the public. Wishing the institution and the staff the very best.

- Facilities Available

Lion Arun Toshniwal •Mob: 98900 87111, toshniwalarun@yahoo.com Lion Dr. Lakshmikant Bajaj •Mob: 99218 18188 Lions Club of Nanded (Maharashtra) Visited your institute today. Your mobile Unit, School & Institute are excellently managed. Doing wonderful job to the needy people of the society. Best wishes for your future.

Physiotherapy Unit

Ultrasound, Massage, IFT, Wax Therapy, CPM, Stimulation & TENS

- Conditions including

• Low Back Ache • Cervical Spondylosis • Knee Pain (Arthritis) • Shoulder Injuries • Stroke and other Neurological conditions • Pediatric conditions like Cerebral Palsy, Erb Palsy etc.

• Occupational Therapy also available.

Time: 9.30 am to 6.00 pm

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Appreciation

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Mr. Venkatesh I am extremely delighted and enlightened by the visit to your esteemed Institute.

Hearty congratulations for the achievements under your able guidance and progressive management.

I have no words to explain the yeomen services you are rendering to this society especially to the neglected sector.

The quality of services, whether it is physical, medical or societal is highly commendable.

Please keep up the good work.

I pray God to give me an opportunity to be part of this wonderful organisation in some form or the other.

God bless you with more success.

My other two friends Mr. Govardhan and Mr. Mohan Ram who visited and also got treated, join me in congratulating you.

With regards, Ar. Harsha Architect

from Subramani, Door No.680, 3rd Cross, Grape Garden, Thomas Town Kullappa Circle, Kammanahalli, Bangalore -560 084 To The Chairman, Dr. S.R Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech & Hearing, Hennur Main Road, Lingarajapuram, Bangalore 560 084.

Respected sir, I Subramani R., Aged 69 years (file no. 234984) suffered from stroke on 30th march 2017 and was diagnosed as having swallowing difficulty with Lateral medullary syndrome. In the month of November 2017, I visited your institute with difficulty in swallowing and was on PEG tube for food intake. I have undergone Dysphagia therapy regularly for 62 sessions, thrice in week from 15th November, 2017 to May 2018.

I would like to take this opportunity, to congratulate you and your team at department of speech language studies, most heartfelt appreciation not only for your skills but also for your compassion throughout this session.

However, after consulting with you I felt calm and confident that all would be okay. Your willingness to discuss and explain everything to our family members gave me a sense of peace and enabled me to continue to be strong. Your team’s skill, knowledge and positive outlook played a major role in my recovering so well and quickly. At present PEG Tube has been removed and I am on oral intake of all food. I also appreciate your staff for arranging Tests, scheduling appointment and handling procedures with seamless effort.

Saying “Thank you” seems so insufficient but I can find no words that truly express my feelings appropriately, So I will stick with those two simple words with the hope that you know the depth of emotion and gratitude they contain. God bless you and your team.

All the Best, Sincerely, Subramani R. File Number: 124984 Date: 3/8/18 Place: Bangalore

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Sept. 11, 2018 Deccan Herald

Donors during this Quarter Dr. P.S. Maiya

ENT Surgeon, Bangalore 19

Mr. L.N. Shekar

Rev. Donald Clement Grant

No.221, 4th Cross Lalbagh Road, Bangalore 27

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Mr. K.V. Krishnamurthy

No.1/1, Main Road, V.V. Puram Bangalore 04

No.148, MM Road Bangalore 05

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Grants from Govt. of Karnataka

Received Rs.21,16,000/- under Child Centric Grant

Lions Club of Bangalore East Received Rs.88,911/-

Smt. Bramaramba, Dr. Sriram Endowment Trust Received Rs.10,00,000/- for New Bus

Cognizant Foundation

Received Rs.14,07,722/- for ICT Class Rooms at Sunaad School

Indian Oil Corporation

Donated Fee Hearing Aids to Sunaad School students

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Visitors @ ISH Trustees of Cognizant Foundation, Chennai visited the Institute & Sunaad School

Trustees of Cognizant Foundation (LtoR) - Ms. Rajashree Natarajan, Mr. Nagaraj Latthe, Mr. Shankar Subramanian, Mr. Madhavan Satagopan, Mr. Deepak Prabhu Matti, Dr. S. Ramamurthy, Ms. Lakshmi Narayanan, Mr. K. Balaji, Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Mr. Jayaram C.S., Ms. Sima K.R., Ms. Sumati Krishnan & Ms. A.P. Padamaprabha

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Visitors @ ISH

Rtn. Govindaraj with Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Chairman, Dr.SRCISH

Sri Japananda Swamiji of Ramakrishna Sevashrama, Pavagada with CA. DL Suresh Babu, Secretary, Dr. M.N. Nagaraja, CEO

Mr. Tilak Kumar, Editor, Deccan Herald visited the Sunaad School

Mr. S. Varadachari, Executive Director I/C, Indian Oil Corp.

Ltd., Karnataka visited the Sunaad School

Mrs. Anuradha Anekal, Principal, Deccan International School, visited the Sunaad School

Mr. P.R. Devaraj, Senior VP and Team of Cognizant Foundation, visited the Sunaad School

Lion. Sukesh Reddy, President, Lions Club of Bangalore East, visited the Sunaad School for Independence Day celebrations

Lion Arun Toshniwal, Lion Dr. Lakshmikant Bajaj, Lions Club of Nanded (Maharashtra), visited the Institute

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Honouring the Dignitaries

Sri D.H. Shankaramurthy, Hon’ble Chairman for Legislative Council, Govt. of Karnataka honoured by our Chairman & Secretary, BSHT

Sri Japananda Swamiji of Ramakrishna Sevashrama, Pavagada honoured by our Secretary & Treasurer, BSHT

Honouring the donors of ICT Class Rooms of Sunaad School, Bangalore by Chairman, Dr. M.S. Venkatesh

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Academic Facilities

The academic facilities at Dr. S.R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing is encompassing and congenial for thorough learning.

To impart technical and therapeutic skills to its students, the Institute provides extensive learning access to : • General & ENT Outpatient Department • Consultancy Rooms • Audiometry Suites • Puretone Audiometry • Ear Mould Services • Hearing Aid Selection & Fitting • Hearing Aid Programming / Repair Centre • Speech Language Pathology • Speech Science Lab • Hearing Science Lab • Facilities for Endostroboscopy & Voice Clinic • Autism Spectrum Disorders • Stuttering Clinic • Smile Train Project for Cleft Lip & Palate • Spastic and CP Clinic • Dysphagia Clinic • Occupational & Physiotherapy • Stroke Clinic / Neuro Rehabilitation Clinic • Auditory Verbal Therapy / Post Cochlear Implant Clinic • Developmental Eclectic Approach to Language Learning • Mother’s Training Centre

Support systems for students’ academics go beyond clinical and therapeutic facilities to include state of the art academic facilities such as : • Computer Aided Learning Lab • Reference & Digital Library • Physical & Digital Science journals • Duplicating & Reprography Services • WiFi - High Speed Internet The Institute’s infrastructure and facilities are holistic in nature, truly modern and learningcentric. It includes : • Smart Class Rooms • Audio Visual Lab • Seminar Halls • Discussion Rooms • 300-seat Auditorium • Boys & Girls Hostel • Elevator (Lift) • Uninterrupted Power Supply Curricular facilities apart, students’ interests are also met through establishment of : • Badminton Court • Gym & Healthcare Centre • Safety Lockers • Cafeteria • Round the Clock Security • CCTV Surveillance Cameras • Rainwater Harvesting Facility

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Facilities

Available at the Institute Department of Hearing Studies

Audiometry: measurement of hearing/measuring sensitivity of hearing Hearing Aid (HA) prescription and Fitting: relates to trial and selection of a hearing aid suitable to the individuals nature and degree of hearing loss and comfort level.

Custom Ear Mould Making: devices, which couple the hearing aids to the ear and are made to fit in the individuals’ ear.

Hearing Aid Repair and Service: any problem in the working of the hearing aid can be repaired or worn out parts can be replaced.

A hearing aid can also be periodically checked to see if it is functioning properly.

Auditory Verbal Therapy: is a specialized type of therapy designed to teach a child to use the hearing provided by a hearing aid or a cochlear implant for understanding speech and learning to talk.

Post Cochlear Implant rehabilitation: rehabilitation for children post cochlear implantation is an accepted part of the implant process. A young child with a cochlear implant and her family require a comprehensive habilitation program to help her utilize the auditory signal and to naturally integrate the various components of communication including listening, speech, language, reading and thinking.

Mapping for Cochlear Implant: refers to the setting of the electrical stimulation limits necessary for the cochlear implant user to “hear” soft and comfortably loud sounds. Since the Cochlear Implant can only process sounds in a very narrow range (6-15 dB), it must be able to compress the natural range of sounds (normal speech is usually between 40-60 dB) into this small band.

Noise Measurement: measuring the noise levels in industries and public areas and ascertain that it is within permissible limits and not a hazard to the hearing sensitivities of the people in the environment.

Department of Speech Language Sciences

Misarticulation: is a speech defect in which an individual substitute, omit, add or distort the speech sounds as result make the speech unintelligible.

Stuttering: stuttering is a speech disorder in which sounds, syllables, or words are repeated or prolonged, disrupting the normal flow of speech. These speech disruptions may be accompanied by struggling behaviors, such as rapid eye blinks or tremors of the lips. Stuttering can make it difficult to communicate with other people, which often affects a person’s quality of life.

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

Cerebral Palsy (CP): is a term used to describe a non progressive group of disorders affecting body movement and muscle coordination due to anomaly of the developing brain.

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

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

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

Learning Disability: as aneurological condition that prevents a person from learning or severely impairs the learning process in one or more academic areas, despite his having average or higher intelligence.

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.

Dysphagia: is a medical condition that causes a person to have problems in swallowing.

Psychology Unit

Developmental assessments are conducted on children to identify children with developmental delays (DQ/SQ).

IQ Assessment: Intelligent quotient (IQ) or IQ tests are intended to measure aptitude and intellectual capacities and provide an estimate of a individuals mental abilities.

Intelligence Tests: are tests of general intellectual abilities. They 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 Disability 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.

Physiotherapy Facilities: Ultrasound, IFT, Wax Therapy.

Voice clinic: provides services in the diagnosis and management of disorders that affect the voice.

Endostroboscopy: It is a quick effective procedure to study the structure and functions of the vocal folds.

ENT valuation: Routine evaluation of ear, nose and throat are available from an ENT consultant.

School Screening: Service offered to schools for identification of speech, hearing and learning problems in children.

Rural screening Camps: Service offered to any health centre, institution, organisation or industry or companies to identify people’s (adults and children) abilities in speech and hearing.

Sunaad School for Hearing Impaired: Provides primary and middle school education in Kannada and English medium for hearing impaired children.

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

National Open School (NIOS): Institute provides coaching and training for individuals appearing for examinations conducted by NIOS, for out of school children with special needs.

Mothers Training Centre: provides early and intensive intervention for young children with hearing impairment and provides training for their parents.

Placement Cell: for adult deaf and graduating rehabilitation professionals.

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