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Lilavati Hospital launches state-of-the-art cochlear implant programme

Hearing impairment is a serious yet significantly neglected condition in India. 

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Mumbai: Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, one of India’s leading multi-speciality medical facilities, on Saturday announced the launch of its advanced surgically implantable hearing device programme for hearing-impaired children.

Hearing impairment is a serious yet significantly neglected condition in India. 

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According to the World Health Organisation, six in every 1,000 children in India suffer from profound hearing loss, leading to them experiencing a series of disadvantages throughout life.

The programme aims to provide children who are deaf or hard of hearing, with access to life-changing cochlear implants, which can help them regain cent per cent hearing, a release stated here. 

The inauguration was graced by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of The Art of Living.

Speaking about the programme, Lieutenant General (Dr) V Ravishankar said, “Our team of experts have successfully conducted over 500 implantable hearing device surgeries and we are committed to making this life-changing technology accessible to as many people as possible.”

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