As part of the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) efforts of the Year of Giving, a cochlear implant was efficiently executed for a 12-year-old Indian woman, that experienced unexpected hearing loss for a duration of two years due to a severe viral infection that damaged the cochlear nerve.

The cochlear implant operation was executed by the ENT team at Al-Baraha medical facility, led by Dr. Ahmad Al Emadi, Senior Expert and Head of the ENT Division. The operation included an implantation of a cochlea, one of the most recent innovations in terms of its tiny size, quality and audio quality.

Dr. Al Emadi pointed out that complete or partial hearing loss of the sensory nerves in children that do not take advantage of normal listening devices, causes significant problems later on in their lives such as retardation and delay of psychological and instructional growth, along with psychological and social issues experienced by the child and his/her family members. He discussed that a cochlear implant is the treatment of selection in such instances, bring about a significant favorable adjustment in the client's life, yet lots of people refrain from such treatments due to the fact that they are extremely costly.

Abdul Razzaq Amiri, Director of Al Baraha hospital, commended this campaign, which belongs to numerous efforts conducted by the ministry in the year of giving, and is aligned with the ministry's vision to offer the most effective health solutions to the UAE citizens and residents.

The ENT Department in al Baraha hospital is taken into consideration as a recommendation facility at the level of the Ministry, led by Dr. Al Emadi that is among the senior otolaryngologists in the Gulf and Middle East The department has actually successfully carried out extremely specialized and intricate procedures, and had formerly performed the very first implantation of the smallest hearing aid in the skull bone behind the ear Middle East.