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Cochlear implant
My sister is 35 years old and deaf since birth with profound
hearing loss . can we go for cochlear implant at this age
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Yes. U can go for the same if patient and family are motivated. Imaging studies are needed before final confirmation
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Contact Nidhi Roy in Baranagar Speech and Hearing, Kolkata for any queries
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Speech Therapy and Auditory training after surgery is very important
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An examination in the form of -
BERA
CT MRI
Evaluation by audiologist
Evaluation by ENT surgeon is required before this can be advised
Some important considerations are -has the patient received any speech therapy ,are the mri ct scan showing normal nerve complexes ?etc
Have to be done before this decision can be taken
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