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Suggest Treatment For Hearing Problem
Dear Dr. Bhatti, My name is Richard and I am from Vasai near Mumbai. My son Lance is 7 and half years old. He can not hear from his left ear. We have taken him to 2 ENT specialists, They did the audiogram, and tunning fork test. Based on their analysis, he is having more than 90% hear loss. They suggested that a hearing aid will not be useful in his case. We realized this problem when he was one and half year old. Nobody in public/school/society can make out his left ear hearing disability. Only when we tell people they realize it. He can hear from other ear perfectly. Only if someone speaks very very slow in his left ear, he will turn his right ear to him... can you please suggest what other tests we need to do? Is CI is an option? Thank you for your help. Richard 0000
Tue, 20 Dec 2016
Hi.... I understand your concern. As there is 1 normal and perfectly functioning ear you need not worry. But on the long run if the other ear is also in correct use then the laterality will be useful for example like in traffic situation as she grows up. In that case cochlear implant will definitely be the only option in your son's case.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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