Umang Speech and Hearing Clinic

  Getting fitted for a hearing aid feels like the finish line. After months — sometimes years — of turned-up televisions, missed conversations, and nodding along at family dinners, there's finally a solution in place. But here's the thing most people aren't told clearly enough at the time of fitting: the device is just the beginning. For seniors especially, ongoing care from a hearing aid expert isn't optional maintenance. It's what determines whether that hearing aid actually improves quality of life — or ends up in a drawer after three months. The First Three Months Are Critical Right after fitting, the brain is doing something genuinely remarkable — it's relearning how to process sound. Sounds that have been absent or muffled for years suddenly return, and not always comfortably. Voices may sound tinny. Background noise can feel overwhelming. Certain environments may feel disorienting in a way the wearer didn't expect. This adjustment period is normal, bu...

  When your child is diagnosed with severe or profound hearing loss, the world shifts a little. Questions flood in — some practical, some terrifying. One of the biggest: Who do I trust to operate on my child's ear? Cochlear implant surgery isn't a routine procedure. It's microsurgery performed close to the facial nerve, inside the inner ear — and the surgeon's experience, the centre's rehabilitation support, and the team around them all play a role in how well your child ultimately does. Choosing carefully isn't overthinking it. It's the job. Start With Qualifications, But Don't Stop There Every cochlear implant surgeon will have an ENT or otolaryngology background, but not every ENT performs cochlear implants. You want someone who has subspecialised in otology or neurotology — the branch specifically focused on ear surgeries. Ask directly: How many cochlear implant surgeries have you performed? A surgeon with 50 procedures and one with 500 are not equi...

  Every parent has been there — watching another child rattle off sentences while your own toddler points, grunts, or simply goes quiet. The question creeps in: Is something wrong? The short answer? Sometimes it's nothing. Sometimes it matters. Knowing the difference is what this is about. Every Child Has Their Own Clock — Up to a Point Language development isn't a race, but it does follow a rough timeline. Most toddlers say their first words around 12 months and are stringing two-word phrases together by 24 months. Some children are simply "late talkers" — they're taking in everything around them and will catch up on their own. Others, however, are dealing with something that needs attention. The tricky part is that both groups can look the same at first glance. Signs That Are Worth Watching Not all speech delays are equal. Here's what typically calls for a closer look: By 12 months , your child should be babbling, pointing at things, and responding to their...

 

  If you or someone you love has been living with severe hearing loss, you've probably come across the term cochlear implant . Maybe a doctor mentioned it, or you stumbled upon it during a 2 a.m. search spiral. Either way, you're likely wondering — how does this thing actually work? And more importantly, can it truly bring back hearing? Let's break it down, minus the medical jargon. First, What Goes Wrong With Hearing? Inside your inner ear (the cochlea) are thousands of tiny hair cells. These cells pick up sound vibrations and convert them into electrical signals, which your auditory nerve then carries to the brain. When these hair cells are damaged — from aging, illness, noise exposure, or genetics — that conversion breaks down. The result is sensorineural hearing loss, the kind that hearing aids often can't fully address. So How Does a Cochlear Implant Step In? A cochlear implant doesn't amplify sound the way a hearing aid does. It bypasses the damaged ...