There is news of great relief for the hearing-impaired children of Kanpur city and about 18 surrounding districts. Now free cochlear implant surgery is going to start in Ursala Hospital. As soon as approval is received from the Central Government, preparations in the hospital are in the final stages. After the commencement of this facility, Ursala will become the first district hospital in Uttar Pradesh, where this high-tech surgery will be done without any expense.
Till now, families from Bundelkhand and surrounding districts including Kanpur had to go to big cities like Delhi and Mumbai. Apart from the cost of travel and accommodation, the cost of the surgery itself used to reach Rs 4-5 lakh. In such a situation, many families were not able to start treatment. But after the facility starts in Ursala, this entire expense will become zero and patients will not have to go out of the city.
Big approval received due to DM’s efforts
After the initiative of District Magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh, the Center authorized Ursala for cochlear implant surgery. Under the Adip Scheme, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabled has empaneled the hospital. DM congratulated ENT specialist Dr. Praveen Saxena and his team for this. He said that this facility will be a boon for those families who were not able to get their children treated due to expensive treatment.
Most effective implants for children aged 1–5 years
Cochlear implant is very beneficial for a child who cannot hear at all. Experts say that this surgery gives the best results at the age of 1 to 5 years. After surgery, with regular speech therapy, the child starts listening and speaking like normal children and is also able to continue school education easily. Till now, there are a large number of such children in the area, but due to expensive treatment and traveling to distant cities, many families were not able to undergo this procedure.
6 children found in screening, will be implanted in January
Recently, 42 children were examined in the screening camp organized by the Health Department. Of these, 6 children were found to have severe hearing loss and were considered suitable for cochlear implants. Now these children will undergo surgery in January 2026. The hospital administration has started the process of getting all the necessary documents, evaluation reports and deployment of expert team.
Hi-tech operation theater and audiology room ready
A modern operation theater is being prepared for cochlear implant in Ursala Hospital. Also, a dedicated audiology room has been created where all the services like hearing test, evaluation, speech therapy will be available at one place. In future, a plan is also being prepared to make Ursala the regional cochlear implant center of Kanpur-Bundelkhand, which will greatly benefit the surrounding 18 districts.
Now no expenses, no hustle and bustle of big cities
The cost of cochlear implant reaches Rs 4–5 lakh in private hospitals. Apart from this, thousands of rupees are spent on travel and accommodation when going to cities like Delhi-Mumbai. District Magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh said that the aim is that no child is left behind due to expensive treatment. As soon as this facility starts in Ursala, thousands of families will get relief and there will be a new light in the future of the children.
