A team of ear, nose and throat specialists and neurosurgeons at the University Hospital of Navarra, led by doctors Manuel Manrique Rodríguez, specialist in ear, nose and throat surgery and Bartolomé Bejarano Herruzo, specialist in paediatric neurosurgery, have successfully operated on a 13 month-old girl from Murcia, who had been born deaf due to the lack of auditory nerves. She is the youngest patient in the world who has received an auditory implant in the brain stem. As a result of the operation, the child has begun to hear and started language development. READ FURTHER

Yvonne’s comment
This case shows the wonders of medical research and advancement. It is such hopes that motivated me to raise funds and acquire the ABI implant no matter how difficult it was. Even though hearing restoration will not come close to normal hearing, I believe it is still beneficial to have any sound perception at all. Each ABI recipient and her progress contributes to research to improve the ABI. Look at this baby. How wonderful it is to see her finally respond to sounds. She can now learn and acquire language skills too. Sound perceptions enhances brain development. Isn’t that great?

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