Cochlear implants now significantly cheaper
3 months ago

Cochlear implants now significantly cheaper

China Daily  

China Daily Updated: 2024-12-24 China has significantly reduced the cost of cochlear implants through its first centralized procurement program, cutting prices from more than 200,000 yuan to around 50,000 yuan, the National Healthcare Security Administration announced on Thursday. Cochlear implants, widely considered the most effective treatment for severe hearing loss, work by directly stimulating auditory nerves, unlike traditional hearing aids that amplify sound. China has an estimated 27.8 million people with hearing disabilities, but only about 50,000 cochlear implants are performed annually, with high costs deterring many families. The procurement program also reduced prices for peripheral vascular stents, with 18 companies winning bids to supply 258,000 units.

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Cheaper cochlear implant helps hearing-impaired student hear
1 week, 1 day ago

Cheaper cochlear implant helps hearing-impaired student hear

China Daily  

Zhu Yuanyuan and her cochlear implant technician. Starting this month, China's centralized procurement of cochlear implants has taken effect, reducing the average cost of the devices by 75 percent, CCTV News reported on Tuesday. Zhu Yuanyuan, a 21-year-old hearing-impaired student from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, is one of the first beneficiaries to undergo cochlear implant surgery thanks to the …

Chandigarh: PGI unveils auditory brainstem implant surgery for hearing loss
2 months 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 …

Cochlear implants now significantly cheaper
3 months ago

Cochlear implants now significantly cheaper

China Daily  

China has significantly reduced the cost of cochlear implants through its first centralized procurement program, cutting prices from more than 200,000 yuan to around 50,000 yuan, the National Healthcare Security Administration announced on Thursday. Cochlear implants, widely considered the most effective treatment for severe hearing loss, work by directly stimulating auditory nerves, unlike traditional hearing aids that amplify sound. China …

China slashes cochlear implant prices in landmark bulk buy program
3 months, 1 week ago

China slashes cochlear implant prices in landmark bulk buy program

China Daily  

China's first centralized procurement program for cochlear implants has dramatically reduced their average cost, cutting prices from over 200,000 yuan to around 50,000 yuan, the National Healthcare Security Administration announced Thursday. Five domestic and international companies secured bids for the implants through a bulk buying program held in Tianjin, according to a preliminary list released by the administration. The procurement …

Sonova bullish on hearing aid market in China
3 years, 3 months ago

Sonova bullish on hearing aid market in China

China Daily  

Visitors check out Sonova products during a promotion event in Beijing in October. Switzerland-based Sonova Holding AG, the world's biggest hearing solutions provider, said it has seen stronger-than-average sales growth in China in the past six months, fueled by growing demand of related products in the country, especially since the COVID-19 outbreak, as the booming online interaction has spurred the …

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 …

Stents, stents, stents for sale, who wants a stent?[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years, 6 months ago

Stents, stents, stents for sale, who wants a stent?[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Would you want to undergo a procedure that yielded no or negligible benefit and potentially exposes you to harm? Unfortunately, in healthcare systems where hospitals and physicians are financially rewarded according to the number of procedures they perform—whether patients need them or not—it becomes quite easy to implant a coronary stent in a low-risk patient who will not receive any …

1 million deaf children in India awaiting medical aid: Jayanthi Natarajan
11 years, 3 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, 3 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 …

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