Doctors at a city hospital have helped a four-year-old girl in achieving complete ability to hear and speak at par with the children of her age. The young girl was born with Rubella Syndrome, due to which the sufferers face multiple disabilities and health complications.
Over the course of the treatment, the little girl underwent a series of surgical interventions to correct her birth defects. Finally, she was operated upon to insert cochlear implants to enable her to hear.
According to health experts, the girl born with Rubella defied all expectations by successfully overcoming multiple disabilities with aid of surgical interventions. Congenital Rubella Syndrome is a condition that occurs in children at birth when the pregnant mother is infected with rubella virus affecting the development of the foetus.
“The four-year-old too was born with several such congenital defects, including hearing impairment, vision problems, a heart defect with low birth weight and developmental problems. The girl could not see clearly due to clouding of her cornea and was born deaf, resulting in an inability to speak as well. Not only did all this cause her a major disability, but the absence of basic senses of vision, hearing and speech also inhibited her cognitive development,” said leading audiologist, Sphear Speech and Hearing Clinic, Neevita Narayan.
Over the course of the first three years in her life, the girl underwent a series of surgical interventions to correct her birth defects. A major heart surgery to correct her congenital heart defect was followed by a cataract surgery to clear her vision. Finally, she was operated upon to insert cochlear implants into her ears to enable her to hear.
“This case was nothing like we had come across earlier. Hearing impairment was not the only one disability that the girl was battling against. She also had developmental delay and cognitive function loss because of multiple disabilities. Apart from that multiple surgeries had put a lot of stress on the health of the little girl. Yet, her recovery is astounding even for good rehabilitation standards,” added Ms Narayan.
