Many people are undergoing
cochlear implantation in India. Basically it’s a small electronic device that
helps people who are unable to hear the sound properly. The implantation is
used for people who are deaf or very hard of hearing. It is a very different
technique than ordinary hearing aids because it is surgically implanted and
works in its own different way.
In India, there are many
different types of cochlear implantations performed by the Indian hospitals. The
hospitals are well equipped with all the medical equipments. The cochlear
implant comprises of various several similar parts. One part of the device is
surgically implanted into the bone adjacent to the ear. It is made up of a
receiver and stimulator which accepts, deciphers and then sends an electrical
signal to the brain. Another part is implanted at the exterior and is made up
of microphone, a speech processor, and an antenna. They work as to receive the
sound and switch it into an electrical signal, and sends it to the inside part
of the cochlear implant.
Apart from many advantages,
cochlear implantation has several risks. The person experiences an injury to
the facial nerve in which the nerve goes all the way through the middle ear to provide
movement to the face muscles. An injury can cause an impermanent or permanent failing
or full paralysis on the same side of the face as the implant.
Meningitis is a type of infection
caused due to the lining of the surface of the brain. Cerebrospinal fluid
leakage is also an infection in which the brain is bounded by fluid that may seep
out from a gap created in the inner ear from a hole in the covering of the
brain as a result of the surgical procedure. Infection of the skin wound, Attacks
of dizziness or vertigo, Reparative granuloma, Blood or fluid collection at the
site of surgery, Tinnitus, which is a ringing or buzzing sound in the ear, Taste
disturbances, Numbness around the ear are some of the most common complication
arises after the cochlear implantation surgery.
Cochlear implant surgery cost in India is very much
affordable than the western countries. India Health Tour is one of the leading
medical tourism companies in India that facilitates the international patients
seeking medical treatments in India. The company has a good tie up with the top
hospitals of India such as Apollo Hospitals, Indraprastha Hospitals, Wockhardt
Hospitals and many more.
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