Doctors in Mumbai have successfully completed a cochlear implant on a five-year-old hearing-impaired boy from Gujarat, allowing him a chance to hear sounds for the first time. Harsh was found abandoned, a day after his birth, in the toilet of GK General Hospital in Bhuj in 2014. His parents could not be traced and police assigned him to a shelter for abandoned children. “After legal formalities, he was taken to Kutch Mahila Kalyan Kendra — a group that runs homes for destitute orphans and adults,” said KJ Jadeja, assistant sub-inspector, Bhuj (B division) police station. Harsh underwent the operation for a cochlear implant in his right ear in January and soon, he was able to respond to sounds,” he said.

Source: Hindustan Times May 15, 2019 18:22 UTC