Sarvodaya Hospital, Faridabad, which has been providing quality medical services and compassionate care to people for more than three decades, achieved medical success by performing cochlear implant surgery on a 5-month-old baby suffering from congenital hearing loss. an important milestone in the field. This surgery at such a young age is the first of its kind in India. Children have hearing problems from birth. The cochlear implant was completed by a team of doctors led by Dr. Ravi Bhatia, Director of the Department of Otolaryngology and Cochlear Implantation. During this procedure, a small electronic device is installed in the patient’s ear. This case illustrates that if children’s problems are diagnosed and identified promptly, they can be given the best possible treatment, thereby improving their quality of life.
For every 1,000 children born in India, 4 to 6 suffer from hearing loss. In this case, the child is born with hearing loss. This defect occurs either due to abnormal development of the baby’s auditory system in the womb or as a result of a genetic disorder inherited from the parents. The hearing abilities of many newborns are not tested, so the number of babies with this defect is estimated to be higher.
The 4.5-month-old baby was admitted to Sarvodaya Hospital’s Otorhinolaryngology and Cochlear Implantation Center after his grandparents noticed that he did not respond well to simple sounds such as clapping or the whistle of a cooking utensil. The child’s father has had hearing problems since birth, so the family is worried about the child. The baby was previously examined at a local clinic and it was discovered he had severe hearing loss in both ears.
On arrival at Sarvodaya Hospital, he underwent a detailed audiological examination with the help of modern diagnostic tools, including tympanometry (testing of middle ear function), autoacoustic emission (testing of inner ear cell function), auditory brainstem response (auditory nerve and testing of hearing pathway function), and advanced imaging tests such as CT and MRI confirmed his disease. After that, the medical team decided to perform cochlear implant surgery. The baby is now 10 months old and living a healthy and normal life.
In this regard, Dr. Ravi Bhatia, Director of Otorhinolaryngology and Cochlear Implantation at Sarvodaya Hospital, Faridabad, said that we have done more than 300 cases of cochlear implants at Sarvodaya Hospital, which has improved the hearing and quality of life of many patients. This case demonstrates our commitment to performing modern cochlear implant surgery with compassionate care, state-of-the-art technology, accessibility, affordability, patient safety and quality. Cochlear implants can be implanted at any age, but begin when hearing loss begins.
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The group offers super-specialty services in cardiology, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, cancer care, neurology, orthopedics and joint replacement, urology, nephrology, minimally invasive surgery, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery. The goal of Sarvodaya Health Care Group is to ensure that patients are not only cured but also receive the best care to achieve a complete recovery. Sarva Santu Nirmaya is a mantra and by adopting this mantra, Sarvodaya Healthcare Group has become the best choice for patients. We not only treat patients but make them completely healthy.
