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A word of caution on pollution

BERHAMPUR: Rising pollution level is silently having detrimental effect on the ear-nose-throat (ENT) system of humans even in small urban centres.

Most affected are the human ears. Increased pollution level is one of the major reasons for the recent rise in hearing problems among the aged. As per the official records inflow of patients having hearing problem visiting the MKCG medical college of the city has almost doubled within past one decade. Departmental head of the ENT department of the medical college, Rankanidhi Samal says it has something to do with air and sound pollution, which people do not take seriously.

It is obvious that high- decibel sound has negative impact on our auditory system and human psyche. But Mr Samal says the increasing presence of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and lead pollutants in the urban air is having detrimental effect on the ENT region of our body.

These pollutants work quietly over the years on our neural system of the hearing system. As the nerves get weak, it starts to affect the quality of auditory response in a human.

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