{"id":373538,"date":"2026-03-30T20:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/373538\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T20:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:37:12","slug":"alka-yagnik-says-she-is-still-suffering-from-rare-hearing-disorder-unable-to-take-up-new-singing-assignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/373538\/","title":{"rendered":"Alka Yagnik says she is \u2018still suffering\u2019 from rare hearing disorder, unable to take up new singing assignments |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AlkaVeteran playback singer Alka Yagnik, who revealed in 2024 that she is battling a rare hearing disorder, has shared a fresh update on her health, saying she is \u201cstill suffering\u201d from the condition. The singer, who has stayed largely away from the public eye since the diagnosis, recently made headlines after being conferred the Padma Bhushan this year. Veteran playback singer Alka Yagnik<\/a>, who revealed in 2024 that she is battling a rare hearing disorder, has shared a fresh update on her health, saying she is \u201cstill suffering\u201d from the condition. The singer, who has stayed largely away from the public eye since the diagnosis, recently made headlines after being conferred the Padma Bhushan<\/a> this year.In an interaction with NDTV, Alka<\/a> spoke briefly about her condition, reiterating that she continues to deal with the illness that forced her to step back from singing assignments. Despite the health setback, the melody queen expressed gratitude for being honoured with India\u2019s third-highest civilian award. <\/p>\n

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Padma Bhushan Honour Sparks Old Wound as Krishna Beura Recalls Alka Yagnik Remark \u201cMy daughter told me. I am very happy to hear. I would like to thank Bharat Sarkar for considering me for this honour,\u201d she said when asked who first informed her about the Padma Bhushan.When asked if she had expected the recognition earlier, the singer responded with quiet composure, \u201cNot really. Whenever it comes, it’s welcome like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Life after diagnosis<\/p>\n

Alka Yagnik had first revealed her condition\u2014a rare sensory neural nerve hearing loss caused by a viral attack\u2014in a detailed Instagram post in 2024. Calling it a \u201csudden, major setback,\u201d she had asked fans to keep her in their prayers.Since then, she has not taken up new singing assignments. \u201cComposers approach me now and then. But I am not able to do it,\u201d she shared.Her last recorded song was Naram Kaalja from Amar Singh Chamkila, directed by Imtiaz Ali and composed by AR Rahman. <\/p>\n

\u2018Music today has lost its soul\u2019<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the current music landscape, Alka Yagnik didn\u2019t hold back. Known for her timeless melodies, she pointed out the shift towards Punjabi rap, remixes, and high-energy beats. \u201cMusic today has lost its soul. Some soulful music should come back for us to hear,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Veteran playback singer Alka Yagnik, who revealed in 2024 that she is battling a rare hearing disorder, has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":373539,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[167516,167514,167521,167518,167522,167519,167520,321,93,167517,61,60,64652,167515],"class_list":{"0":"post-373538","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-alka","9":"tag-alka-yagnik","10":"tag-alka-yagnik-health-update","11":"tag-alka-yagnik-hearing-disorder","12":"tag-alka-yagnik-latest-news","13":"tag-alka-yagnik-padma-bhushan","14":"tag-alka-yagnik-singing-assignments","15":"tag-celebrities","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-health-update-alka-yagnik","18":"tag-ie","19":"tag-ireland","20":"tag-padma-bhushan","21":"tag-yagnik"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}