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| Blog Name: |
The Deaf Blog |
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http://www.thedeafblog.co.uk/ |
| Language: |
English |
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Deaf, cochlear, hearing |
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The blog's main focus is on cochlear and baha implants and the impact they have in helping both young and old to hear. It covers topics that are hopefully of interest to all deaf people and the community as a whole. |
| Popularity: |
39 Followers |
Baby is 1,000th cochlear implant patient
The Nottingham Cochlear Implant Programme is celebrating its 1,000th patient - an eight-month-old baby.
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust runs the programme at the Queen' s Medical Centre and the Ropewalk in Nottingham. The first cochlear implant operation was carried out on a child in 1989.
Patients and staff cut a cake at a gathering on Friday, which was attended by one of the programme's oldest recipients, aged 85. The programme's team also compiled a video scrapbook, describing how patients' lives have been improved by the operation.
Tracey Twomey, Clinical Scientist and Head of Service, said: “It is wonderful to be celebrating this milestone toge
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