News & Research
Curated updates on cochlear implant technology, India CI news, government schemes, CSR and research.
More Indian centres are now offering simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation, supported by state schemes, insurance and CSR partners.
Several Indian states are expanding universal newborn hearing screening programmes — the single most important policy step to enable early intervention.
The ACHIEVE trial showed that hearing intervention significantly slows cognitive decline in at-risk older adults — adding more evidence that untreated hearing loss is a major modifiable risk factor for dementia.
Indian corporate CSR investment in hearing restoration — including cochlear implant surgery and rehabilitation — has been growing year-on-year.
Manufacturer remote-care platforms are gaining adoption in Indian CI centres — letting audiologists fine-tune cochlear implants remotely for users in smaller cities and rural areas.
Clinical research into robotic and electromechanical electrode insertion continues at leading centres globally, aiming for more consistent atraumatic insertions and improved hearing preservation.
Selected Indian airports are piloting Bluetooth Auracast broadcast — a feature that streams public announcements directly to compatible hearing devices including cochlear implants.
More PMJAY-empanelled hospitals are now offering cochlear implant procedures under specialised packages in select states.
Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) is the single most effective step to enable timely cochlear implantation and excellent speech-language outcomes.
Modern cochlear implants such as MED-EL's SYNCHRONY 2 offer MRI compatibility up to 3.0 Tesla without magnet removal, reflecting major advances in implant design.
The latest sound processors from major CI manufacturers are designed to support Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast — opening new ways to stream audio directly to the processor.
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities continues to provide cochlear implant assistance under the ADIP scheme for children with severe-to-profound hearing loss from eligible families.