Implant surgery
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 27 2016:
JNIMS, Porompat successfully conducted cochlear implant surgery on five children who were born deaf on October 25 and 26 this year.
In a statement, JNIMS Director informed that the surgery was conducted by Dr EC Vinaya Kumar, cochlear implant surgeon from Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad under Assistance to Disabled Persons Scheme (ADIP) of Cochlear Implant Programme.
The programme started in the Department of ENT, JNIMS in October, 2015 with active support of Professor Mohen Kameswaran of Madras ENT Research Foundation Chennai.
Asserting that altogether 22 children who were born deaf have been operated free of cost and many of them can now hear and speak, it said and added that the hospital will also extend all possible help to this group of unfortunate children in the future.