How much does it cost?
The ball park figure for a single Cochlear Implant is R300 000
- R230 000 for the Cochlear device
- R70 000 for the operation
The internal mechanism is only implanted once, Juan will carry the implant in his head for the rest of his life. The external device on the other hand has to be replaced/upgraded every 3 – 4 years, currently the the external device costs in the region of R80 000.
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