Mobile addicted generation heading towards hearing disorders: Study

A new survey has revealed that speech sound disorders (SSD) are more prevalent in the 6-12 years age group (42.4%) and the 13-18 years age group (31.1%) in Delhi-NCR. The study also discovered that fluency disorders are more prevalent among those aged 6-12 years (20.7%) and 13-18 years (17.1%). Meanwhile, language disorders show a higher prevalence among ages 0-5 years (69%) and 13-18 years (48.2%).

The report has also identified varying prevalence rates for voice disorders across different age segments, with the highest observed in the 19-25 years age group (17%) and 13-18 years age group (11.6%). Vestibular disorders are more pronounced in the 26-60 years age group (8.7%).