THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
The batteries being used in the hearing-aids are available through the 24X7 helpline service set up by the National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) across all districts for the hearing and speech impaired people.
For more details, visit: www.nish.ac.in or https://bit.ly/3auXgDP.
Lockdown queries and issues also will be answered in Indian Sign Language through video call for deaf and hard of hearing through the WhatsApp helpline numbers.
Phone numbers (Dividing districts in groups): Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, and Pathanamthitta: 9249505723, 9496918178, 8078871318 and 9061730310.
Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Palakkad: 7994548133, 9446750983, 9061627892 and 9142652525.
Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod: 7025065488, 9496366836, 9995459717 and 9061489198.