Sheikh Mohamed from West Bengal had the two hour surgery performed on him today and it was done free of cost, Dr Sunil Saxena, Head of Ear, Nose and Throat Department said.
JIPMER, a government hospital, is the first hospital to perform the surgery here, he said in a release.
A cochlear implant is an electronic medical device that provides a sense of sound to the person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing.
After surgery the patient would be able to hear and speak. The best response is obtained at two to five years of age, he said, adding that the patient would later be subjected to rigorous speech therapy.
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