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IMSS Implant Lets 9‑Month‑Old Tadeo Hear After Surgery

The case shows IMSS's public program lowers cost barriers to cochlear implants, enabling faster language gains through device activation, mapping, early therapy.

Implante coclear colocado a bebé de 9 meses, le cambia la vida al menor quien nació con hopoacusia profunda bilateral congénita, y ahora tiene la oportunidad de escuchar y desarrollar el lenguaje. Su papá, Marcos Farfán agradece al Seguro Social este tipo de programas, que por sus costos, de no ser por el IMSS, no se podrá tener acceso
Especialistas del IMSS colocaron un implante coclear a Tadeo, un bebé de nueve meses que comenzó a responder a los sonidos después de la intervención.
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Overview

  • A nine‑month‑old named Tadeo received a right‑ear cochlear implant at the IMSS Pediatric Hospital in Mexico City on Monday.
  • Doctors report the device was activated in follow‑up visits and that Tadeo already responds to sounds and tolerates progressive increases in stimulation during processor mapping.
  • The operation was led by Dr. Román Alberto Peña Medina, head of pediatric otolaryngology at Hospital de Pediatría CMN Siglo XXI, with a multidisciplinary surgical and nursing team.
  • The implant is part of an IMSS inclusion reform approved in June 2024 that has expanded public access and led CMN Siglo XXI to place more than 38 pediatric cochlear implants so far in 2026.
  • Families say the public program removes a major cost barrier — private implants can exceed 500,000 pesos — and clinicians note that earlier implantation shortens rehabilitation and improves language prognosis through structured therapy and home stimulation.