The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s
Hospital today launched the Bone Anchored Hearing Aid programme.
Western Cape MEC of Health Thenus Botha
said providing support to children with disabilities that can improve their
opportunities in life, is the vision of government.
During the launch four children were fitted
with the device that will allow them to have a near-normal hearing.
Spokesperson for the Red Cross War Memorial
Children’s Hospital Lauren O’Connor-May said the bone hearing aid are given to
people that are having an impact in function cochlea but have hearing
difficulties because the sound can not get into the cochlea.
She added that are various reasons why the
sound can get into the cochlea, such as the child might have been born without
ear canals or the ear canals are blocked.
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