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Mihira Wickramarachchi, Dr. Ravindra Ruberu, Dr. Yasawardana, and Justice Sathya Hettige with the WHCC team
Approximately 360 million people around the world suffer from hearing loss, of which 91% are adults and the balance 9% are children. According to a World Health Organisation study done in 2012, the greatest of these numbers are in South Asia, Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Understanding this growing medical need Wickramarachchi Hearing Care exhibited state-of-the-art technological innovations in hearing care on 23 and 24 of May to a multitude of doctors, related hearing care professionals and the general public. Hosted at the Wickramarachchi Hearing Care Centre at Ward Place, Colombo 7, the exhibition emphasised on this medical condition that is alarmingly common.
Speaking on the exhibition, Wickramarachchi Hearing Care Centre CEO Mihira Wickramarachchi noted, “This exhibition was a stepping stone towards educating and creating awareness towards hearing and balance disorders and detailing on assessment, diagnosis and treatment procedures. It is the first of many that we hope to have in the future.”
He added, “You don’t know what you miss when you can’t hear. A baby’s first words, the footsteps of an infant and the pitter patter of the rain are just some of it. Hearing loss means the inability to follow and maintain a simple conversation. Modern medical science has advanced so radically, that a child born without the ability to hear, can not only begin hearing, but also start speaking while an adult who has lost all hope of hearing again can be fitted with hearing aids to hear even the softest of sounds. At the Wickramarachchi Hearing Care Centre we are able to do all this and more.”
The Wickramarachchi Hearing Care Centre is the only audiology clinic in Sri Lanka with state-of-the-art equipment under one roof including calibration devices for each piece of equipment.
