Cochlear Implant and Middle Ear Implant Program, King Abdulaziz Medical City

• The program was first established in late 2008.
• More than 80 implants have been done.
• It involves a team with 15 different specialties.
• Our institution had been the first in Middle East to implant the smallest cochlear implant device in the world.
• The only center which do simultaneous Bilateral Cochlear Implant surgeries.
• Our Cochlear and Middle Ear Implant program is considered to be the most comprehensive program in the region.
• Complete Rehabilitation Program is available after implantation.
• Newborn Hearing Screening Program is considered one of its kind in Saudi Arabia.
• Over 8000 newborn has been screened so far.

The services that the Cochlear Implant program offers are:

• Providing resource information regarding cochlear implants and other hearing implants.
• Determining if a patient is a candidate for a cochlear implant and other hearing implants.
• Providing cochlear implant and other hearing implants surgery for accepted candidates.
• Providing ongoing programming of the cochlear implant and other hearing implants.
• Collaborating with the rehabilitation programs and community professionals working with these implanted patients in another city.

Mission:

To maximize the auditory potential of children and adults with hearing loss to achieve an enhanced quality of life.

Vision:

Prevalence and impact of hearing, speech, and language disorders is reduced.

Values:

• Respect religious, social and ethic values.
• Quality patient care.
• Service excellence.
• Standardized and improve quality performance.
• Research and academic leadership.

Future Plans:

• The implementation of research studies.
• The introduction of the smallest and thinnest cochlear implant device.
• The conduction of a national screening for the hearing impaired