The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Hearing aid surgery to be unveiled at city hospital

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Monday, Mar 06, 2006

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Hearing aid surgery to be unveiled at city hospital

Special Correspondent

Process to benefit persons with various hearing problems

Solution for hearing and speech development in children with malformation in their outer and middle ears

Equipment to cost Rs.2.4 lakhs-Rs.2.8 lakhs and surgery Rs.25,000-Rs.30,000

HYDERABAD: Care Hospital is introducing bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) surgery in cooperation with Cochlear Ltd, Australia. It will benefit persons with conductive or mixed hearing loss due to chronic ear infections, absence of earlobes/ear canals and those with single sided deafness (SSD).

N.Vishnu Swaroop Reddy, ENT consultant and facial plastic surgeon, and representatives of Bangalore-based Pika Medical Pvt Ltd, distributors of the hearing aid device, told a press conference here that the surgery was a solution for hearing, speech and language development in children with malformation in their outer and middle ears. Dr. Reddy said every year about new 200 cases SSD per million people were detected in the world. He said people could consult him on March 12 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the ENT OPD. For prior appointment, which is necessary, they can call 55668888, 23372424, ext 108.

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