Sunway Medical Centre’s (SunMed) cochlear implant programme is a technologically advanced and life-changing treatment that helps you attain the world you deserve to hear.
Introduction to Cochlear Implant
Hearing loss can happen to anyone. Without proper management, it can have a great impact on a person’s communication, social, and vocational aspects of life. If you have severe to profound hearing loss, then you may find that a hearing aid is not enough to remedy your situation. That’s where our cochlear implant programme can help.
An alternative to a conventional hearing aid, a cochlear implant improves hearing abilities by electrically stimulating the nerves inside the inner ear. With a cochlear implant, the damaged hair cells are bypassed and the auditory nerve is stimulated directly. The cochlear implant does not result in “restored” or “cured” hearing. It does, however, allow for the perception of the sensation of sound.
Benefits of Cochlear Implant
Improve sound detection and discrimination
Improve speech and language skills
Encourage better learning capabilities
Aid social skills
Benefits of Cochlear Implant
Individuals interested in getting a cochlear implant would need to undergo a clinical evaluation to determine if he/she is a suitable candidate. Our skilled cochlear implant team will conduct a thorough examination, including hearing and medical tests to see if you are likely to benefit from a cochlear implant.
After implantation, the mapping process and (re)habilitation will take place after the cochlear implant is switched on (usually 2-3 weeks after the surgical procedure). The mapping process is carried out in regular intervals to help the cochlear implant user adjust to sound stimuli. Regular (re)habilitation helps you to maximise listening skills and improve speech and language skills.
Why Choose Us?
Sunway Medical Centre has the longest running cochlear implant programme in a private setting in Malaysia, since 2004. Its Speech & Hearing Centre is designed as an integrated department to better cater to the needs of the hearing impaired and aid treatment as efficiently as possible, from start to end. To date, the centre has successfully performed cochlear implantations on more than 50 ears.
It is also the first implant centre to hold a Switch-On Party for every cochlear implant patient. The switch-on celebration is a unique thing held for all cochlear implant patients and their respective families to celebrate the first day of hearing with the implant. SunMed is the only implant centre in Malaysia that actively implants all three major cochlear implant brands – Advanced Bionics, Cochlear Americas, and MED-EL – providing patients with more choices.
We understand that having a cochlear implant will be a lifelong commitment, hence we continuously support our recipients and their caregivers by organising talks on changing technology, evolving needs, and connecting parents with recipients to build support between them. We offer competitive packages for implants comparable to semi-government centres.
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