Thanks to Rare Surgery: Bub Hears the Voice of His Parents for the First Time

A special board of only 2.5 x 6 mm size with 21 electrodes was placed precisely on the small cochlear core in the brain stem - a highly sensitive brain region near vital nerve centers. The child could hear the voice of his parents for the first time in life after this worldwide rare surgical procedure. The procedure was performed by neurosurgeon Maurizio Falcioni, head of the department of otoneurosurgery and microsurgery of the lateral cranial …