Little Viven with hearing impairment needs your help
10 August 2023 12:12 am
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A one-year-old Viven Dewnith has been diagnosed with profound hearing impairment in both ears. The Department of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology of Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo has suggested that the child needs to undergo cochlear implant surgery for speech and language development training.
The parents hope to do this surgery at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children and the estimated cost of the Cochlear Implant is Rs. 4,100,000.
Consultant ENT Surgeon Dr A.D.K.S.N. Yasawardena who had diagnosed bilateral severe/profound hearing loss with poor speech development and recommended that the child has to undergo cochlear implant surgery for speech and language development training.
The parents of this child are looking forward for donations to raise funds for the surgery and the bank details for those interested in contributing towards this worthy cause is detailed below.
Viven’s parents have opened the following bank for the interested parties contribute to this worthy cause.
Hatton National Bank
Yakkalamulla Branch
Account Number - 926
I.D. - 198513403377
Name - A.C.T. Athukorala