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  One cochlear implant unit ranges from 5,30,000INR to 14,00,000INR (approximately 6,700USD to 18,000USD) in India. This cost includes the entire external and internal unit with standard accessories. The cochlear implant surgery's surgical charges (excluding implant), could cost 1,00,000INR to 3,00,000INR (approximately 1300USD to 3800USD). This could include room rent, medicines and professional charges. Cochlear Implant surgery cost in india - Surgery should be followed with two-year-long auditory verbal therapy that could cost 1,00,000INR to 2,00,000INR (approximately 1250USD to 2500USD). This follow-up is not optional. Any ENT surgeon would suggest a simultaneous bilateral cochlear implant. The second surgery expense could decrease by 10 to 15% as you get both ear surgeries done simultaneously. So, if we go for all the basic equipment, the unilateral cochlear implant surgery, i.e., surgery for one ear only, can cost 8,00,000INR (approximately 10,000USD) along with th...

Sinuses are saviors of the eye and brain. What Are Sinuses? The sinus is an air-filled pocket or cavity located near the nose. Functions of Sinuses Why do we need sinuses? Won’t its absence remove the sinus problem? Sinuses are unsung heroes that act as bumpers to the brain and eyes. Therefore, we will hardly see a person damaging his eye or brain when he falls forward. They are kept in such a perfect position that sinuses take the hit when we fall forward. These sinuses are located in front of the brain and around the eyes. Therefore, we will hardly see a person damaging his eye or brain when he falls forward. Our head is designed to shift energy forces from the eye and brain to the sinuses when we fall forward, just like a perfectly designed car’s bumper. What is sinusitis? Problems with Sinuses Each sinus has an opening for the in and out of the air. The issue is that dust, virus, bacteria, fungus, and atmospheric air will enter and settle in the sinuses. To remove the...

  The most common type of ear infection is a middle ear infection followed by external ear infections like Otitis externa and Otomycosis. What causes a middle ear infection? The most common ear infection cause is the middle ear infection. 90% of the middle ear infections spread from the nose to the ear through the eustachian tube. What causes middle ear infection is a common cold or bacterial infection or chronic sinusitis. The secretions or phlegm from the nose travels to the back of the nose, called the nasopharynx. The middle ears open into the nasopharynx through the eustachian tube, i.e., designed to move air into the middle ear. When a person blows out his nose, it increases pressure in the nasopharynx. This pressure can push the phlegm from the nasopharynx into the middle ear through the eustachian tube. Whether it is due to common cold or chronic sinusitis treating the primary cause or source of infection is necessary for middle ear infection. Unlike in rhinitis or...