Rajasthan: 3-year-old gets AI cochlear implant

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In a first for the government hospitals in the state, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based smart cochlear implant has been implanted in the ear of a three-year-old girl at the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences.

The girl is stable after the surgery and is expected to begin hearing and speaking within about 21 days, Dr Mohnish Grover, senior professor in the ENT department, said.

"This is the first such advanced cochlear implant procedure performed at the government hospital in the state, and it could open new possibilities for hearing-impaired children," he said.

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