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Question by santhosh r: Can any body give me a solution for “Bilateral profound sn deafness” in infants & treatments available
Hi my name is santhosh from India, my 5 month old son is sufferring hearing loss by birth & the doctor has diagonised as bilateral profound sn deafness doctor say mainly due to some reasons like marring in relatives & etc etc, we do not match any of these reasons given by the doctor & my child is suffering with this disorder.

Can any body help me in a treatment to cure or overcome this disorder.

Thanks in advance
-Santhosh

Best answer:

Answer by transplant mom
The only possible treatment for profound deafness is a cohlear implant. However, these only work if the auditory nerve is intact and not damaged.
You can read more about them here:

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/coch.asp

Meanwhile, your family can start learning sign language, and become connected with the deaf community.

Best wishes.

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