Cochlear implants, more commonly known as bionic ears, are a state-of-the-art hearing device. The electronic devices are made up of two parts, an implanted component which is inserted during an operation and external components worn on the head like a hearing aid. Jimmy Pervis, who is 19 months old, was diagnosed as being profoundly deaf not long after he was born at Burton’s Queen’s Hospital. The youngster, who enjoys playing with balls, was sound tested up to 105 decibels, showed no response and then was diagnosed as being profoundly deaf.
His mother, Claire, from Swadlincote, said that, at first, Jimmy’s new born screening seemed fine and doctors only suspected he had a small amount of fluid in his ears. “Doctors performed a hearing test and it failed. We were sent to Derby for further tests and we had the shock of our lives when we were told Jimmy was severely deaf,” she said. Doctors gave his parents two options whether to go down the sign language route with no speech or having the cochlear implant operation. Claire, who also has two daughters, said: “I thought if there was any chance the implant could help Jimmy talk, hear sounds or the odd bit of speech then why not go for it?” Four weeks after the surgery Jimmy returned to the implant centre to see if the operation had worked. Finally, everyone’s delight because the operation had worked like it was ‘switching a light on’.
Read also- The Lawyer said the gunman is a fairly quiet and good kid
- The dismissal of ‘Zombie Muhammad’ case caused a controversy
- J.K Rowling’s New Book will be very different to Harry Potter J.K Rowling’s New Book will be very different to Harry Potter
- Weight-loss Pill Qnexa from Vivus is waiting for the Approval
- Urgently Wanted, a Drug Against Hepatitis C
