Alka Yagnik revealed on social media that she had lost her hearing.

The well-known Indian singer warned fans not to listen to loud music while driving after revealing on Instagram that she suffers from sensorineural hearing loss.

Alka Yagnik, a well-known playback singer from India, disclosed an unexpected health problem. On June 18, Yagnik disclosed his diagnosis of an unexpected hearing loss in an emotional Instagram post.

Yagnik described the startling experience she had a few weeks prior when she got off a plane in the article, saying, “I suddenly felt like I couldn’t hear anything”. She mustered the bravery to tell her admirers and well-wishers about the illness in spite of the shock, saying, “My doctors have diagnosed it as a rare sensorineural hearing loss.”

The singer, who gives regular performances around India and other countries, called her hearing loss a “sudden shock” and urged her followers to pray. She also sent a warning: “I would like to add a word of caution about exposure to very loud music and headphones to my fans and young colleagues.” I hope to disclose the health hazards associated with my work life eventually. I promise to get my life back on track and return back to you as soon as possible with all of your love and support. At this crucial moment, your understanding and support mean the world to me.
Damage to the inner ear or the nerve pathways that connect the inner ear to the brain is known as sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The inability to perceive quiet sounds and distortion of loud noises are among the symptoms. S. N. H. L.

While hearing aids can help, this is the most prevalent type of persistent hearing loss that typically does not respond to medical or surgical therapy.

With 15.3 billion YouTube views, Yagnik was named the world’s most streamed musician by Guinness World Records in 2022.

At the age of six, he started his remarkable career as a singer for All India Radio in Calcutta. At the age of ten, he relocated to Mumbai under the direction of his mother, a professional classical vocalist. His debut song was written in 1980 for the movie “Payal Ki Zhankar”. Yagnik’s career went off without any significant setbacks, even though there were a few controversies, such the one involving her award-winning song “Choli Ke Peecheh Kya Hai” with Ila Arun.

In an interview with Jaya Padmanabhan from 2001, Yagnik stated that he wanted to be known “as a singer of substance”. His exceptional performances with peers such as Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, and Kavita Krishnamurthy in the 1990s solidified his legacy in Indian music.