Hydearbad: In its efforts to provide hearing aid to the needy, Apollo Hospitals has achieved a milestone of implanting 700 cochlear devices.
A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to give a sense of sound to a person who is severely hard-of-hearing. Unlike a hearing aid, these implants bypass damaged portions of the ear and directly stimulate the auditory nerve.
The Executive Director of the Hospital, Sangita Reddy today announced the accomplishment of the Cochlear Implant clinic at the Apollo Health City.
She said the implant is expensive and appealed to donors and corporates to come forward and support several others who are in need of cochlear implants. Of the 700 patients treated till now 300 were supported by Arogyasree and 350 others got support from SAHI (Society to Aid the Hearing Impaired, Apollo Hospitals and donors.
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