Who can get benefit from Cochlear Implant?

The Cochlear Implant is a surgically implanted medical device, which provides hearing sensation to a person who is deaf or can’t hear from his ears. Cochlear Implants help to bypass the damaged hair cells of the inner ear and send the signals directly to the brain.

Good Candidacy for Cochlear Implants

For Children

Who are born deaf

Who not getting any benefit from hearing aids

Aided audiometric thresholds that fall outside speech range.

No medical contra indications

Bilateral severe to profound hearing loss with 90dB or greater in healthier ear.

For Adult

Who are not getting any useful benefit from the hearing aids

No medical contra indications

Bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss in both ears (70dB and above)

This is the remarkable device that helps one to listen to the world again. After the surgery, intensive audio-verbal

therapy is done so that child can understand the sound and hence speak meaningfully.