An ear surgeon with the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Dr. Hamisu Abdullahi, has counseled mothers to put a stop to the practice of breast feeding their babies while sleeping in bed.
Speaking at a sensitisation programme, as part of activities marking the International Ear Care Day held in Kabo local government council, Abdullahi said people were making costly mistakes of using harmful objects like sticks, keys and other sharp bjects to clear their ears regardless of the danger of doing it, adding that the ear, as one of the sensitive organs, deserved good attention.
According to him, many people have lost their hearing as the result of their failure to seek doctors’ advice and that a lot would have been done to protect it if proper care was taken to maintain the hearing ability.
He said: “I can’t imagine how an ear problem could be tackled or solved by using objects that could harm someone’s ear. The way I see it, is simple. “Once you begin to experience problem go to the doctor and explain to him, I am sure he would prescribe the appropriate medicine to be taken.”
While drawing people’s attention to the hazards of listening to loud music with ear phone constantly attached to the ear, Abdullahi, however, said there was the tendency for one to lose his hearing, stressing that as a complicated organ of the body, it must not be subjected to unnecessary disturbance, at all times.
Speaking on the exercise, the supportive medical supervision officer, Kabo local government council, Hajiya Aishatu Halliru, described the International Ear Care Day as “unique and worthwhile” as it “gives the less privilege in the society the opportunity to be medically assisted.”
