It comprised lectures and live surgical demonstrations by experts
The International Symposium on Cochlear Implantation was conducted at the Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai recently. It focussed on how totally deaf children and adults who cannot benefit from hearing aids can be helped through cochlear implants.
A cochlear implant is an electronic device, the internal component of which is implanted during the surgery while the external component is later worn on the body as the speech processor. With the implant, children born deaf can hear and be taught to speak while patients who become deaf after acquiring speech are given hearing and can continue living normally.
Dr Sandra Desa Souza, Director ENT, Jaslok Hospital and ENT Consultant at Breach Candy and Desa’s Hospital convened the symposium.
Day 1 saw the inauguration of the Symposium by Dr Tarang Gianchandani, CEO of Jaslok Hospital. This was followed by lectures on:
- History of cochlear implant surgery by Dr Sandra Desa Souza
- Cochlear implantation candidacy anatomical considerations by Dr Dillon D’souza
- Bilateral cochlear implantation and ABI by Prof Jacques Magnan
- Minimally invasive Veria Technique by Dr JM Hans
- Demonstration of cases operated at Jaslok Hospital by Shehnaz Sheikh in the last two to three years
Day 2 saw live surgical demonstration by Dr Jacques Magnan on patient Om Deokate with a posterior tympanotomy and cochleostomy to introduce the device. Dr Dillon D’souza operated on a patient named Riddhi Bagadkar using the Inverted Veria Technique and Cochleostomy without exposing the facial nerve and Dr JM Hans operated on patient Jafin Sheikh using a minimally invasive Veria Technique. All patients are doing well, reportedly.
The programme ended with a valedictory function at which certificates were distributed to the attending delegates.