Singer Alka Yagnik diagnosed with a rare sensory hearing loss, writes: 'This sudden, major setback has caught me completely unaware'

Bollywood playback singer Alka Yagnik, who has given innumerable hit songs in the 90s, revealed to her fans that she has been diagnosed with a rare sensorineural nerve hearing loss.

Alka Yagnik has sung hundreds of songs in the 90s for leading actresses Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi, and Juhi Chawla, to name a few.

In a long post on her social media handle, Alka Yagnik wrote it happened "due to a viral attack."

She wrote, "To all my fans, friends, followers, and well-wishers:. A few weeks ago, as I walked out of a flight, I suddenly felt I was not able to hear anything.
Having mustered some courage in the weeks following the episode, I want to break my silence now for all my friends and well-wishers who have been asking me why I’m missing in action.
It has been diagnosed by my doctors as a rare sensory, neural, and hearing loss due to a viral attack. This sudden, major setback has caught me completely unaware."

She further asked her fans to keep her in their prayers and said that she would make a comeback soon. She also warned youngsters against the use of loud music and headphones.