Bone Anchored Hearing Aid programme launched today

Mluleki Mrwebi
31 October 2013

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.