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 Hospital said the surgery would cost around ₹17 lakh there. Commonly for severe to profound hearing loss, cochlear implant surgery is performed that costs around ₹5 lakh at government hospitals.

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Cochlear implants now significantly cheaper
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Cochlear implants now significantly cheaper
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Jupiter Hospital in Pune offers free cochlear implant surgeries for underprivileged children
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Jupiter Hospital in Pune offers free cochlear implant surgeries for underprivileged children

Hindustan Times  

Jupiter Hospital has launched a commendable initiative to provide free cochlear implant surgeries to children from underprivileged backgrounds. Under the programme, 25 children under the age of five will receive the implant free, which costs between ₹8 to ₹10 lakh, officials said. As per officials the children should be under five years of age with profound bilateral hearing loss, as …

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 …

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, …

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 …

The experts who created a new form of PPE to restart surgery for deaf children
4 years, 5 months ago

The experts who created a new form of PPE to restart surgery for deaf children

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. These patients included children who are born deaf and need cochlear implant surgery to restore their hearing …

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 …

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 …

Youngest recipient of auditory brainstem implant begins to talk
15 years, 1 month ago

Youngest recipient of auditory brainstem implant begins to talk

The Hindu  

Kaushik Gandhi’s bold ears add to his impish look but not to his hearing. For someone who was born without the tools of hearing –the inner ear and the auditory nerve – essentially profoundly deaf, he has come quite a distance. Mohan Kameswaran, director, Madras ENT Research Foundation, says Kaushik is the youngest-known recipient of an Auditory Brainstem Implantation. ABI …

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