A major milestone for paediatric ear surgery has been achieved with the successful and safe completion of cochlear implantations in two infants just seven months old at the Cochlear and Other Auditory Implants Centre of Nicosia General Hospital.
According to an announcement by the State Health Services Organisation (OKYpY), “this development confirms the Centre’s leading role in modern international practice and its continued investment in scientific progress.”
According to OKYpY, “in full alignment with the most specialised centres abroad, the Centre is applying the new international trend that shifts the minimum age for implantation from nine to six months of life.”
Early implantation is now considered crucial, as it gives children the invaluable advantage of early auditory experience, laying strong foundations for the development of speech, communication, and social integration.
The implementation of such demanding procedures requires a high level of organisation, specialised expertise, and modern infrastructure. For this reason, the Centre has all the necessary guarantees, both in terms of equipment and human resources, to ensure maximum safety and optimal clinical outcomes, said OKYpY.
The organisation notes that the procedure’s success was the product of “excellent cooperation of all involved specialties” such as ear, nose and throat specialists, anaesthesiologists, audiologists, paediatricians, geneticists, and specialised nursing staff who worked in coordination, from diagnosis through surgery and postoperative follow-up.
OKYpY concluded that the Nicosia hospital’s Cochlear Centre “continues to lead the way, offering both young and adult patients the opportunity to hear the world as early as possible, with scientific excellence, safety, and human care.”
Source: CNA