December 03, 2022

The Department of Speech and Hearing, MCHP, Manipal in Association with Dr TMA Pai Hospital, Udupi celebrated the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES and Speech and Hearing Week on 3rd December 2022. The theme of the program was ‘Vestibular Disorders Making Public Statement of Awareness and Support’. A free walk-in screening camp for hearing, dizziness and vestibular symptoms for the public was conducted and further referred for a detailed evaluation. A guest talk on vestibular disorders was delivered by Mr Srikanth Nayak, Assistant Professor at Yenepoya Medical College to the students and staff of the college. Along with it, a poster presentation competition was held for PG students on awareness, assessment, and treatment of vestibular disorders. The best poster among the nine posters was awarded.