Propuesta de un procedimiento interno para adquirir y renovar el implante coclear en el Hospital Teófilo Dávila de Machala, año 2021.

Abstract

Hearing disability is the hearing loss faced by people who suffer from it, and although at first impression it seems to be a problem without a solution, in Ecuador today some people, specifically those who have been verified candidates, have been able to access the cochlear implant, which is a high-tech electronic device that allows, through a surgical operation, to replace a part of the inner ear called the cochlea and restore the sense of hearing to those who have lost it completely. In the Teófilo Dávila Hospital in the city of Machala since 2011, the audiology area has been implemented, which is aimed at carrying out the necessary hearing exams for people from the city and the province of El Oro, and for those who need access to hearing aids. benefits of technical aids such as the cochlear implant by the Ecuadorian state through current regulatory laws in favor of the rights of people with disabilities in case of hearing loss. The objective of this work is to make a proposal for an internal procedure to acquire and renew the cochlear implant at the Teófilo Dávila Hospital, through a qualitative, descriptive methodology and a documentary analysis, in addition to the design of a roadmap where it is embodied the necessary information to obtain the CI, providing a new contribution to the internal staff of Audiology, Social Work, the community of cochlear implant users and patients with hearing disabilities.