Providing a ray of hope for millions of deaf people in the country, Indian defence scientists have developed a low-cost cochlear implant that will enable them hear again, a doctor from a city hospital said here Sunday.
“With the popularity of transcanal technique for cochlear implants, deafness is slowly becoming a thing of the past. Being minimally invasive, the technique is less time-consuming with reduced complications and available at a cost which is 80 percent lesser than the conventional procedure,” said J.M. Hans, chairman, department of ENT and cochlear implantation, BLK Super Speciality Hospital.
The new implants have been developed by the Defense Research Development Organisation (DRDO).
“The low-cost cochlear implants are a boon for the deaf,” Hans said at the 2-day workshop on transcanal technique workshop at the hospital.
The cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing due to loss of sensory hair cells in their cochlea.
Nearly a million people in need of cochlear implants every year were till now forced to use imported cochlear implants, which came at a steep price of Rs.7 lakh to Rs.10 lakh. The Indian version will cost about Rs.1 lakh.
Inaugurating the conference Saturday, former president A.P.J Abdul Kalam, said: “The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) at Visakhapatnam, which is a unit of DRDO, has taken the lead and developed this cochlear implant which is undergoing final laboratory evaluation. The DRDO has developed an indigenous and affordable cochlear implant which will be available for clinical trials within four months.”
Source: IANS
Sir, I’m an employee in Bank of Baroda and I’m suffered with profound hearing loss since my childhood. I want to know about the latest status of the clinical trail of Cochlear Implant. If the treatment is already started, please give me the hospital’s detail.
Sir,
kindly let me know latest status of DRDO’s low cost cochlier implant device as i need it for my son whose age is 3 yrs and hard for listing by birth.
dear sir/madam,
am dhanaraju.my brother daughter is deaf by birth.she is not talking.we are consulted doctors at apollo hyderabad.doctors are suggested cochlier implant surgery to her.doctors are said surgery cost will be above 5 lacks.due to money problem,we r not taking further step.here main problem is we r not bearing 5 lacks money because my brother is former.any organisation/institute are provides low cost on this surgery,plz intimate.that girl age is now 14 years.
you will try register your deaf baby in rajiv gandhi govt. hospital – all expenditure under take in government of tamilnadu health department. so admit and register wait your seniority.
What is the lowest total cost of cochlear implant in india ?
Dear Sir/Madam,
As our former president A.P.J Abdul Kalam, said: “The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) at Visakhapatnam, which is a unit of DRDO, has taken the lead and developed this cochlear implant which is undergoing final laboratory evaluation. The DRDO has developed an indigenous and affordable cochlear implant which will be available for clinical trials within four months.” any updates on this ??
thanks ,
Lavanya
Dear Madam/Sir,
I need to know that has it started?if yes then we will be eager to know where,when and how to contact the concerned persons?pls must replay.
Thanks
dear madam/sir, I need to know that has it started? if yes then we we will be eager to know where, when and how to contact the concerned persons? pl must reply, we are waiting for a long to hear a good knews. thanks