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Suggest Treatments For Dumb And Deafness

Hello doctor, my sister is 31yrs old married, she is deaf and dumb from born i believe...she can hear loud sound..but words spoken not possible to hear..she speak a lillte bit but not clearly..few words are very clear..is there any place to help or give treatment for my sister to hear the words and speak..if not atleast hearing..she is not aware what others speak...which is very sad.
Mon, 4 May 2020
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Hi,

There is a brain plasticity i.e., brain has to learn its milestone within a stipulated time period of life. For brain to hear, understand speech and speak, which is up to first 7 years. Then after up to 10 years, brain plasticity decreases and by the time of 12 years of life and virtually no plasticity remains after that to develop normal hearing.

Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Himanshu Dhanak, Otolaryngologist / ENT Specialist
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Suggest Treatments For Dumb And Deafness

Hi, There is a brain plasticity i.e., brain has to learn its milestone within a stipulated time period of life. For brain to hear, understand speech and speak, which is up to first 7 years. Then after up to 10 years, brain plasticity decreases and by the time of 12 years of life and virtually no plasticity remains after that to develop normal hearing. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Himanshu Dhanak, Otolaryngologist / ENT Specialist