Cochlear implant

cochlear implant

Rajasthan is the third state in the country after Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, where hearing and speech is being restored to children through cochlear implant.  It is free of cost in government hospitals under the Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme.

Auditory brain stem – In order to have a cochlear implant, it is necessary to have the cochlear nerve in the patient’s brain.

In patients who do not have this nerve, cochlear nerve is developed and implanted through surgery.  This technique is called the auditory brain stem.

Rajasthan is the first state in the country, where this very expensive implant is being done free of cost in government hospitals under the Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme.

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