Alka Yagnik Faces Hearing Loss: Alka Yagnik has revealed that she is suffering from “a rare sensory neural nerve hearing loss.” In a social media post, the acclaimed playback singer shared that she lost her hearing after disembarking from a flight. Support and prayers have been pouring in from the Bollywood music industry.

“Dear Alka ji, very sorry to hear this. Can’t imagine what you must be going through. Please stay strong. Praying for your speedy recovery,” wrote Shreya Ghoshal.

Sonu Nigam added, “I knew something was not right. I’ll see you when I get back. Godspeed your recovery.”

“Wishing you a speedy recovery, prayers and love,” wrote AR Rahman, for whom Alka Yagnik has sung iconic songs like “Taal se taal mila” (Taal), “O ri chhori” (Lagaan), and “Agar tum sath ho” (Tamasha). Their most recent collaboration was for “Amar Singh Chamkila,” directed by Imtiaz Ali.

“Praying for your speedy recovery Alkaji!! You are going to be absolutely okay and rocking as usual! Loads of love and best wishes,” posted singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan.

“I hope and pray that you get your hearing back. Wishing you a speedy recovery and a return to your glorious singing,” wrote singer Kavita Krishnamurthy.

Singer Harshdeep Kaur wrote, “Prayers for your speedy recovery. Sending you lots of love and good wishes,” while Javed Ali posted, “Wishing for your speedy recovery Alka Ji.”

Alka Yagnik’s Post on Hearing Loss

On June 18, Alka Yagnik posted: “A few weeks ago, as I walked out of a flight, I suddenly felt I was not able to hear anything…It has been diagnosed by my doctors as a rare sensory neural nerve hearing loss, due to a viral attack.”

“This sudden, major setback has caught me completely unawares. As I attempt to come to terms with it, please keep me in your prayers. For my fans and young colleagues, I would add a word of caution regarding exposure to very loud music and headphones,” she added, expressing hope to return to singing soon.