According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), about 2 percent of adults aged 45 to 54 have disabling hearing loss. The rate increases to 8.5 percent for adults aged 55 to 64. Children with hearing loss…
World Day Celebrations 2021: Hearing for All
On 3rd March 2021, Kampala Audiology and Speech Centre joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Hearing day under the theme “Hearing care for all, screen, rehabilitate & communicate.” During World Hearing day 2021, Kampala Audiology and Speech…
Children & Adolescents: How to Prevent Hearing Loss
Listening to sudden loud noises and music is one of the major causes of children and adolescents’ hearing loss. An exposure a sudden and very loud noise within a short timeframe as it is usually experienced in a gunshot, church…
Prime minister launches KASC hearing surgery programme
The Prime Minister of Uganda Dr Ruhakana Rugunda on Friday 3rd November 2017 launched the Med’El hearing in-plant programme to kick start earing surgery in Uganda. These implants (cochlear implants are to be carried out by Kampala Audiology and Speech…