500 hearing impaired children to get cochlear implant: Karnataka minister
2 years, 4 months ago

500 hearing impaired children to get cochlear implant: Karnataka minister

Hindustan Times  

As many as 500 children who were born with congenital hearing loss will get cochlear implant, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Sunday. 500 hearing impaired children to get cochlear implant: Karnataka minister In the current financial year, 1,939 children below the age of six years have been identified with hearing impairment, Sudhakar said. "The Karnataka government will gift to 500 children below the age of six who were born with congenital hearing loss by providing them with free Cochlear Implants," the minister said in a statement. According to Sudhakar, a cochlear implant is a small electronic device that helps children with severe and profound hearing loss hear sounds.

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Chandigarh: PGI unveils auditory brainstem implant surgery for hearing loss
2 months, 1 week ago

Chandigarh: PGI unveils auditory brainstem implant surgery for hearing loss

Hindustan Times  

The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research is poised to introduce auditory brainstem implant surgery, a groundbreaking treatment option for patients of hearing loss. To train the surgeons on ABI surgery, PGIMER conducted the first two days of the Auditory Brainstem Implant workshop in the Asia-Pacific region. Having performed nine ABI surgeries, ENT specialist Dr Ameet Kishore from Apollo …

Children tie Rakhi on Revanth Reddy in gratitude for free medical treatment
7 months, 1 week ago

Children tie Rakhi on Revanth Reddy in gratitude for free medical treatment

The Hindu  

Several children who received government-supported surgeries for hearing impairment expressed their gratitude to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy by tying Rakhi on him on Monday. Since assuming office, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has prioritized the treatment of children with hearing problems. The government has also provided support to those who underwent these costly procedures by offering free hearing aids through …

Approval for applications received under Sruthitharangam scheme in Kerala
1 year, 1 month ago

Approval for applications received under Sruthitharangam scheme in Kerala

The Hindu  

All applications received under Sruthitharangam scheme, in which the government pays for free cochlear implantation, rehabilitation, and follow-up services of children under five years with hearing impairment, has been approved, a statement issued by the Health department said here. Health Minister Veena George at a review meeting held here on Friday said that a directive had been given to explore …

Six-month-old boy becomes the youngest in country to get cochlear implant
1 year, 6 months ago

Six-month-old boy becomes the youngest in country to get cochlear implant

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A six-month-old boy from Tuljapur became the youngest child in the country to undergo cochlear implant surgery on August 22 at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri. These camps aim to detect hearing impairment early in children, and this child was luckily detected very early to become one of the youngest children in Asia to get operated for a cochlear …

WHO puts Kerala girl on World Hearing Day poster
2 years ago

WHO puts Kerala girl on World Hearing Day poster

The Hindu  

Rizwana was six years old when she first heard the music of the rain and the joyous twitter of birds in the morning. A final year MBBS student at the Government Medical College Hospital, Kottayam, Rizwana is a living example that early newborn screening and consistent interventions can save many hearing impaired children from being disabled for life. It is …

Aarogyasri, CMRF, Manipal Hospital enable 70 deaf kids hear
2 years, 1 month ago

Aarogyasri, CMRF, Manipal Hospital enable 70 deaf kids hear

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister's Relief Fund and Dr YSR Aarogyasri Health Scheme have enabled over 70 children between two to three years old to receive cochlear implants, thereby giving them the ability to hear. Speaking on the eve of International Cochlear Implant Day being observed on February 25, Saturday, Cochlear Implant Surgeon Dr V. Venkata Krishna Sandeep said Manipal Hospital, Vijayawada, …

Cochlear implants: 200 kids benefit in Kovai hospital
5 years, 11 months ago

Cochlear implants: 200 kids benefit in Kovai hospital

Deccan Chronicle  

Coimbatore: City-based PSG Hospital organised a felicitation programme on Thursday for children who underwent cochlear implant surgery at the centre. At the hospital, the cochlear implant procedure is performed under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme and 200 children have benefited. "The Chief Minister's insurance scheme provides cochlear implant free of cost to all congenital hearing loss children less …

NHS to offer hundreds more deaf people life-changing cochlear implant
6 years, 2 months ago

NHS to offer hundreds more deaf people life-changing cochlear implant

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds more deaf people whose hearing loss is too severe for …

Kerala: GST impairs Cochlear implantees hearing
7 years, 3 months ago

Kerala: GST impairs Cochlear implantees hearing

Deccan Chronicle  

THRISSUR: The children with hearing and speech disabilities in the state who have underwent free cochlear implant surgery under a government scheme are now finding it difficult to buy the components for the output unit due to the huge hike in the prices after the roll out of Goods and Service Tax. "The implant functions only with the help of …

1 million deaf children in India awaiting medical aid: Jayanthi Natarajan
11 years, 4 months ago

1 million deaf children in India awaiting medical aid: Jayanthi Natarajan

India TV News  

Hyderabad : Noting that about one million deaf children in the country are in need of modern medical treatment like cochlear implantation, Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan yesterday said a holistic effort by government, medical fraternity and others would help in propagating the technology for the benefit of such kids. “Even though more than 20,000 cochlear implantations have thus been …

One million deaf children in India awaiting medical aid: Natarajan
11 years, 4 months ago

One million deaf children in India awaiting medical aid: Natarajan

Firstpost  

The minister was speaking after inaugurating the 9th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants and Related Sciences in Hyderabad. Hyderabad: Noting that about one million deaf children in the country are in need of modern medical treatment like cochlear implantation, Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan today said a holistic effort by government, medical fraternity and others would help in propagating …

Path cleared, 5-year-old to get cochlear implant in Chennai
11 years, 6 months ago

Path cleared, 5-year-old to get cochlear implant in Chennai

The Hindu  

Abinaya, the orphaned hearing and speech impaired child, whose plans for a surgery ran into trouble due to lack of paperwork, is now set to receive a cochlear implant and rehabilitation therapy in Chennai. The five-year-old’s surgery will be carried out under the Chief Minister’s comprehensive health insurance scheme at KKR ENT Hospital. This came about, after the Department for …

Lack of certs holds up orphan’s surgery
11 years, 6 months ago

Lack of certs holds up orphan’s surgery

The Hindu  

If five-and-a-half-year-old orphaned Abinaya who suffers from inner ear deafness must lead a normal life then kind hearts and money are not enough, it would appear. Abinaya who was abandoned and found by the police in a hamlet near Madurai three years ago has been under the care of Bethany Children’s Home, Madurai, which is run by Joseph Benzigar. “Three …

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