Rotary
Vocational Excellence Award 2018-19 was conferred on Dr.Samir Krishnakant
Bhargava, a renowned ENT Surgeon, at the Club’s meeting held on Wednesday, 20th
February, 2019.
Dr. Samir
Krishnakant Bhargava is a gold medallist and first ranker in M.S. {ENT} and is
a diploma holder in {D.O.R.L}. He is
currently associated with HBT Medical college and Cooper hospital as Professor
and Hinduja hospital as consultant. He is President Elect of Association of
Otolaryngologists of India. His
publication ‘A Short Text Book on ENT Diseases’ has been referred by over 2.5
lakh students. He is a recipient of
several awards and recognitions in his vocation as well as community service. Dr.Samir is son of our senior member,
Dr.Krishnakant Bhargava and an active Rotarian from Rotary Club of Bombay
Seacoast.
Dr.Samir thanked
President and members of our Club for the honour bestowed on him. Dr Samir said
that almost a lakh of new born infants in India are deaf. However since certain
tests are not mandatory, by the time
parents realise that their Child is hearing impaired,
she/he is already 4-5 yrs old. In 2020
when he takes over as President of Association of Otolaryngologists of India he
plans to push for mandatory testing for hearing deficiencies at the time of
birth.
Dr .Samir then
made a presentation on “Sonoring – Not Funny, Not Hopeless” and gave us an
insight into problems related to snoring. Snoring can do a lot more harm than just annoy
your partner – it can lead to poor sleep quality and quantity. Some of the
people who snore loudly could be suffering from obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a serious condition causing a
person to wake up in order to start breathing again. Regular snoring doesn’t typically wake up a
person. Generally people in the middle
or older age group tend to snore. Percentage
of male snorers is higher than females. Fatigue, mood swings, headaches are
symptoms of sleep apnea. This can lead
to broken marriages, car accidents or feeling like a zombie in spite of
sleeping for 7/8hrs as also serious health problems. There is no medicinal cure
for sleep apnea. CPAP is a device which
helps to keep airways openbut a large percentage of people are not comfortable
using it. To reduce snoring one should
not sleep on the back but should sleep on the side. Weight loss, exercising and
limiting consumption of alcohol and smoking should be followed. Each person
would have different reason for snoring or for suffering from sleep apnea and
hence there is no single solution to the problem.
The meeting
ended with Rtn.G.S.R.K.Rao giving vote of thanks.
-
R/Ann Geeta Mohan Joshi
