{"id":86,"date":"2021-03-15T17:04:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T20:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/?p=86"},"modified":"2021-03-17T17:12:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T20:12:38","slug":"cochlear-implant-service-of-pequeno-principe-turns-10-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/2\/cochlear-implant-service-of-pequeno-principe-turns-10-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Cochlear Implant Service of Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe turns 10 years old"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When Vit\u00f3ria Gabrielly Schmidt de Fran\u00e7a da Silva was two years old, her teacher noticed she had difficulties to listen. The family decided to look for medical assistance and discovered she had severe deaf. It then started a long battle for a successful treatment. Referenced to Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe Hospital, Vit\u00f3ria underwent a cochlear implant when she was three years old, the first one accomplish at the institution through the Public Health System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Materia_1_Interna_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96\" width=\"340\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Materia_1_Interna_1.jpg 552w, https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Materia_1_Interna_1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Vit\u00f3ria is 13 years old and lives an absolutely normal life. Besides the surgery, there were long years of speech therapy, which guaranteed a healthy development of the girl, who now speaks and listens perfectly. \u201cWe had the privilege of being the first kid implanted at Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe Hospital. We all went through a psychological preparation, and it was a time of learning. The team of professionals who took care of her are real angels and provided us all the support needed,\u201d says Nelcimara Schmidt Maia da Silva, the girl\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hearing deficiency can have genetic, trauma or acquired diseases background. According to data of the Ministry of Health, of each thousand children born in Brazil, three present hearing problems. The cochlear implant is the most indicated treatment to patients with profound or severe hearing loss and, while making use of ordinary equipment, don\u2019t reach the expected result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe we accomplish, approximately, 18 implants every year via Public Health System. \u201cThe sooner deaf is diagnosed and the cochlear implant is accomplished, the better will be the benefits to the kid during the hearing and language development process,\u201d highlights the speech therapist of Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe, \u00c2ngela Ribas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides the hearing gain, the possibilities of speech development are also critical for the life quality and communication of the kid with the external world. \u201cFrom the moment the cochlear implant is accomplished, the child will hear and will stimulate the language areas of the brain. This way, the child has a better condition to communicate, develop the language and express her\/himself and increasing the communication with everyone around. To the children who have already learnt the gestural reading, this is of great help to establish the brain link with the oral communication,\u201d highlights the coordinator of the Cochlear Implant Service of Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe Hospital, Tr\u00edssia Maria Farah Vassoler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Materia_1_Interna_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" width=\"321\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Materia_1_Interna_2.jpg 859w, https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Materia_1_Interna_2-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Materia_1_Interna_2-768x916.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Procedure<\/strong><br>The cochlear implant surgery consists of inserting in the inner part of the ear an electronic gadget composed by an internal receiver and an electrode. Externally there is another gadget which will connect with the internal part of the implant; it contains microphones to capture sounds and transfer them to the internal part of the implant. This equipment set begins to makes the function of the cochlea, codifying the sounds, transforming the sound signs into electrical impulses and enabling the person to hear.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe Hospital counts on a multiprofessional team and the structure needed to perform the diagnosis, the surgery, the post-surgical follow up and the rehabilitation of the patients. Besides being offered by the Public Health System, the institution performs the procedure for insurance plans and private patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Learn more about Vit\u00f3ria&#8217;s story.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet Vit\u00f3ria&#039;s story!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/movq-iJqBJY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Ministry of Health, for each thousand children born in Brazil, three present problems related to deaf; procedure is offered by the Public Health System<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions\/131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano5\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}