Wearing a different hat, former Australia cricketer Brett Lee today said "everybody deserves to hear the sounds of life", and urged the Indian government to make hearing screening for newborn babies mandatory.
The fast bowler, who is now Cochlear's Global Hearing Ambassador, was in the city's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to raise awareness about Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS).
"I am super proud to be here today, I have always said that when you speak about doctors it's like cricket thing, the doctors might be the captains, the physicians might be the fast bowlers, the speech therapist might be the all-rounders.
"We are all doing a job to try to benefit these children. Well done to the hospital, they have done the hard work. We have seen so many Cochlear implants," Lee said.
Lee is actively involved in raising awareness about hearing screening for newborn babies, more so after his son suffered a temporary hearing loss some time ago.
"One of my proudest moments is not playing sports but what has been achieved here (children with ear implants singing). It's purely a miracle and you guys must be so proud of what you have achieved and your team has achieved."
"No one in this world deserves to live in silence. People should know that hearing loss is treatable and that it should not prevent a person from leading an active, full life. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) can help address these issues early in life."
"My son had a fall when he was about five years old. Most of his hearing in the right ear disappeared. We had a hearing test and his range went from the normal range right down to the bottom of the lower rank."
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