Yahaya Yusuf, the Zonal Coordinator of the Joint Association of People Living With Disabilities in Gombe State has disclosed that he became deaf after receiving more than 30 injections.
This was made known by Yahaya Yusuf in an interview with The PUNCH when asked what was responsible for his condition.
Yahaya Yusuf said, ‘My mum told me my hearing impairment was not caused by measles but by meningitis at the hospital. She said I was given more than 30 injections and I can’t remember the number of drips I received. When I got a bit better while trying to regain consciousness I just realised I couldn’t hear anymore. I felt deep silence within me. My mother and other family members asked how I felt but I could not hear them. I only looked at them and smiled. It was at that point that my mum began to wonder what had gone wrong. They called a doctor who confirmed my hearing loss’.
When asked at what age did he lose his hearing ability, Yusuf said, ‘When I was about 10 years old, I fell ill and was hospitalised. After some time, I could no longer hear. I cried. I was sad when I could no longer hear any sound, but I overcame all the sadness and disappointment. I accepted it as fate. I sometimes consider being deaf a blessing in disguise. I’m a 27-year-old Political Science graduate at Gombe State University, with a diploma in Information and Communications Technology’.
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