It was an emotional moment for his parents when 18-year-old Shubham began to speak last month, two years after he lost his voice from complications following an accident. Doctors at Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital performed a complicated procedure that helped get his voice back.

Shubham Shelke, a Nagpur resident, was on his way to take the HSC examination in 2016, when he met with a road accident that injured his brain. Doctors removed the blood clot that formed in it. They also performed a tracheostomy (a small surgical opening in the neck) so he could breathe. But soon he developed infections that narrowed down his windpipe and affected his speech. He was referred to Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital under the care of ENT consultant Dr Bachi Hathiram.