Thane: Immediately, all newborns in government hospitals in Thane will be screened for default hearing loss and timely corrective actions to be taken along with the intervention of private hospitals.
The announcement was made by the Guardian Minister Eknath Shinde following an interactive session with children born with hearing loss undergoing corrective procedures and carried in the mainstream at the initial stage.
“I have instructed the city commissioner and will also talk to the district collector to ensure all newborns undergo this screening,” Shinde said when talking to the media that emphasized that it was the right time for timely diagnosis and cochlear implants to help children These are overcome.
their disability.
Surgeon ENT DR PRADEEP UPPAL which has done more than 200 corrective procedures say that it is very important to reach children at the initial stage because taking improvement action later it might not be as effective.
“Many parents finally realize that defects in their children are usually at the next stage when it is very difficult to help bring children to be normal routines equivalent to others,” he said.
Dr.
Ankit Thakkar, CEO at Jupiter Hospital, who has volunteered to conduct a free test, say their intention is not to allow newborns in the city and the district with hearing disabilities not detected.
“We are preparing to do this drive even in the Mofussil area and are in the process of establishing a team for the same thing,” he said.