Hearing Implant Clinic:

Cochlear Implant:
Cochlear Implant (CI) is a bio-electronic device implanted in the inner ear to restore hearing in children and adult with permanent hearing loss of various degrees. CI is recommended only for patients who do get adequate functional benefit from conventional hearing aids.
MERF and MERF ISH are forerunner in this treatment since 1997. MERF ISH has revolutionized the CI treatment in India and SAARC Countries. Prof.Mohan Kameswaran and Prof.Ranjith Rajeswaran has developed the center as one of the most sophisticated with “state of the art” infra-structure with the latest cutting edge technology and impeccable serve to the patients. The Model of MERF & MERF ISH is been adopted in any developing countries.One of the biggest and busiest Cochlear Implant clinic with at least 250 to 300 cochlear implants every year. It has the best facilities to manage and treat the most challenging with cochlear implants. MERF & MERF ISH is the first to develop a comprehensive CI center, the protocols and procedures developed in this clinic are very unique and customized to the needs of the patient and their disorders., this was possible with experience, precision in clinical care, protocols developed based on evidences & research , ethics and extending the boundaries in hearing health care. MERF & MERF ISH has been the trend setter in hearing restoration in this part of the world. The mission is “Hearing for All”- creating a society free of deafness.

MERF & MERF ISH are the first to perform hearing preservation surgery with Cochlear Implant.


Cochlear Implants are performed for children and Adults with:
  • Bilateral Severe to Profound Hearing Loss
  • Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder
  • Single Sided Deafness
  • Bilateral Assymmetric Hearing Loss
  • Hearing Preservation Technique for Ski sloping hearing loss.

Auditory Brainstem Implant:
ABI is the most advanced sophisticated and challenging procedure in hearing restoration. The TEAM is the most experienced team in the world. On an average almost 5 to 7 children undergo ABI in MERF & MERF ISH per year, making us the third biggest ABI clinic in the world. We have patients from all over the world undergoing ABI since this is the only center in Asia with best outcomes. The Government of Tamil Nadu under the “The Chief Minister Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme” approved MERF & MERF ISH for performing ABI.

Professionals and students from all over the world visit MERF & MERF ISH to learn the procedure, since MERF ISH is the only teaching institution with ABI clinic, the students of MERF ISH are well exposed & experienced with this procedure, making them one of the sought after professionals in the country.

Implantable Bone Conduction Hearing Devices (IBCHD):
Bone Conduction hearing devices are implanted in children and adults with atresia of external ear/ear canal, Single Sided Deafness and active middle ear diseases were conventional hearing aids cannot be used. We have a large series of patients with IBCHD. MERF & MERF ISH has very unique protocols to assess these patients and optimize hearing for these individuals.

Totally Implantable Hearing Device:
MERF & MERF ISH are the first to try the Totally Implantable Hearing Device in adults with permanent hearing loss.

Cochlear Implants

Cochlear implants are electronic devices that help reduce hearing loss. They don’t restore hearing. Instead, they improve your ability to understand speech and hear more sounds. Most people who receive cochlear implants benefit from audiologic therapy to help them relearn how to hear.

Overview

The transmitter sends electric impulses to the receiver. These impulses travel past your eardrum to electrodes in your cochlea.

Cochlear implants work by creating a new pathway in your ear, moving sound from your outer ear to your inner ear. This pathway triggers an electrical signal that your auditory nerve carries to your brain, where it is interpreted as speech, music, or other sounds.

What are cochlear implants?

Cochlear implants are electronic devices that help reduce hearing loss. They don’t restore your hearing but can enhance your ability to understand speech and hear other sounds.

What are the types of cochlear implants?

Types of cochlear implants vary depending on the location of the external sound processor. The processor may be located:

  • Behind your ear.
  • Attached to your clothing.
  • On your scalp.

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