Gift Sound To Hearing Impaired Child In India

The case of Manasvee, a young, inquisitive 5 year old, was brought to the attention of Dhvani, at Save The Children India, in November 2018. Manasvee hails from a humble middle class joint family, possessing only 1 earning member, a meagre pay to sustain a large family, including her parents and grandparents. Manasvee’s hearing loss was diagnosed pretty late, given the fact that she possessed good residual hearing and often responded to loud sounds. However, this partial hearing wasn’t sufficient for the development of spoken language and communication skills. After undergoing the necessary testing and evaluation at Dhvani, Manasvee was fitted with good quality hearing aids and started attending sessions on language therapy and school readiness, at Dhvani. She had made tremendous progress and had started responding to all sounds, even responding to people calling her by her name. Thanks to the progress she had made, she had also started developing a grasp on simple commands and questions. However, during a bout of viral fever and severe frequent episodes of cold and cough for significantly longer durations, it was observed that her hearing loss has progressed to a profound level and the benefit she had been receiving from the hearing aids had reduced significantly. Manasvee’s candidacy for the Cochlear Implant surgery was checked, and experts at Hinduja Hospital were consulted, all of whom declared her suitable for the CI surgery. However, due to the sudden onslaught of the Covid pandemic and the ensuing lockdown, her case has made no progress in the last few months. Manasvee needs significant funding to undergo this critical surgery as soon as possible, so as to save crucial days of development, and help re-integrate her into society. Manasvee is currently attending the tele-intervention services offered by STCI, with her parents making every effort to contribute to her progress.

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