Alka Yagnik is one of the most iconic singers of Hindi cinema who has an experience of over three decades in playback singing. She has lent her voice to some of Hindi film music’s most memorable and melancholic melodies. Her repertoire boasts off titles like Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke, Saajan, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Pardes, Lagaan, Dhadkan, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Mujhse Shaadi Karoge, Kismat Konenction, Tamasha.

For her contribution to Hindi cinema and its music, Alka Yagnik was conferred with Padma Bhushan by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan yesterday but her health has left fans concerned.

How netizens reacted

That sensory disease she’s suffering from seems to have taken a toll on her entire health 🙁

Very sad to see her in this condition. She is one of the most famous female singer after Asha ji & Lata ji.

Loved her so much, and suddenly she got hearing issues & other health issues.

Her voice has been a gift to all of us and this honor is so well deserved. Big congratulations to Alka Yagnik Ji. Wishing her lots of strength, good health, and a speedy recovery…

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What is the rare sensorineural deafness that singer Alka Yagnik has been diagnosed with?

As per a Times of India report, Yagnik was in Goa with friends in May when she first began to lose hearing in her right ear. Within 24 hours she lost hearing in her right ear entirely and felt her left ear too getting affected.

Initially, the singer thought that the issue was because of the cabin pressure and expected her ear to pop soon, but her condition worsened over time.

The singer revealed in an Instagram post that, soon after she stepped out of the flight she “was not able to hear anything” adding she was diagnosed with a “rare sensorineural hearing loss” caused due to viral attack.

Yagnik further explained to her friends and fans that her diagnosis was a “major setback” and the reason why she had been “missing in action”.