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The Mobile ENT Unit at MERF are among the best in the country. The salient features include:
  ‘Hearing loss’ is totally neglected in our country and many patients suffer with this ‘silent handicap’. It is a ‘double tragedy’ as they do not get the sympathy like the blind.
  In this connection, we received a Mobile ENT Unit for a deserving cause for Indian Bank on the mark of completion of its Centenary year.
 
  We have a ‘Department of Community ENT’, which is the first of its kind in India in the private sector. Under the aegis of this Department, the Mobile ENT Unit, which is fitted with the latest Equipment for testing hearing, will travel the length and breadth of the State, from village to village, with qualified and well trained ENT surgeons and audiologists and conduct systematic evaluation of hearing loss in our state.
 
  1. The Mobile ENT Unit is the first of its kind in the whole
    country.
  2. It will go from village to village and conduct a survey of
    common ENT disorders particularly to evaluate prevalence.
    of hearing loss in children
  It is estimated in India, 1 out of 1000 children is born with profound deafness, and the estimate may vary from 3 to 6 million children who are affected by profound deafness, although the exact figures are not known and this varies from region to region. There is an urgent need for a specialty hospital and a research unit like ours to reach out to the rural masses to:
 
  1. Diagnose and establish the prevalence of hearing loss.
  2. Educate the public about the options and various
    solutions available
  3. Carry out minor interventions at the village level
    wherever possible
  4. Transport and bring children and adults who are in need
    of detailed investigations and workup to the main facility in
    Chennai
  This mobile unit will act as a bridge between our parent unit in Chennai and the rural population of Tamil Nadu who form the largest group. Eventually its activity will widen beyond the state to include other states of our country. Thus we have intend to create the first accurate map of the prevalence of deafness in our country. The focus will be particularly on children. It will be the endeavor of this unit to identify preventable causes of deafness and carry out remedial measures. As follow up, poor patients who require surgery will undergo free surgery at our main hospital.
  Thus Indian Bank is a partner in this noble and long cherished dream of MERF by creating the first comprehensive community ENT service in India. Indian Bank has sponsored the Air conditioned Force Traveller Ambulance fitted with Speech Audiometer Maico MA53, microscope and ENT equipments
 
 
  On August 19th, Indian Bank organized a function at Image Auditoruim, Chennai where Dr. Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was the Chief Guest and Thiru. P.Chidambaram, Union Minister of Finance, Government of India was the Guest of Honour. In this ceremonious occassion Dr. Mohan Kameswaran and Mrs. Indira M.Kameswaran received the keys of the Mobile ENT Unit from Thiru P.Chidambaram.
   
 

Dr. Mohan Kameswaran and Mrs. Indira M.Kameswaran receiving keys of the Mobile ENT Unit from Thiru P.Chidambaram, Union Minister of Finance, Government of India

 


Mobile ENT Unit sponsored by Indian Bank
 
Department of community Otolaryngology
 
Madras ENT research foundation has a specialized community ENT department which is the brain child of Prof. Mohan Kameswaran. The main aim of establishing a department, the first of its kind in the country in otolaryngology, is to make available the ‘State of the art’ ENT facility to the under privileged poorer sector of the society free of cost or at low cost. The department has been carrying out various social activities time and again by way of free ENT and hearing screening camps and surgeries for the needy patients.

The activities of the department include
1.
Free newborn hearing screening at Saidapet Maternity hospital every week on Monday and Thursday.
   
2.
Free newborn hearing screening and Speech clinic at Institute of child health, Egmore every week on Tuesday and Friday
   
3.
Free hearing and speech and language services and ENT evaluation for children with Down’s syndrome.
   
4.
Free ENT examination and audiological testing with hearing aid trial for the hearing impaired referred from Palanpur Jain association which is a social welfare organization
   
5.
Periodical free hearing screening camps all over Tamilnadu for children under 12 years of age in association with the Rotary club of Chennai.
   
6.
Free ENT camps in and around Chennai and also in other distant places in Tamilnadu in association with Rotary and Lions clubs and other voluntary social welfare organizations
   
7.
Advanced ENT and audiological evaluation if needed for the patients examined in the camps is done at a very low cost depending upon their socioeconomic status.
   
8.
ENT and Head and neck surgeries are also performed at a very low cost for poor patients diagnosed to have ENT and head and neck diseases during camps
   
9. The necessary investigations and preoperative work up is done at very nominal charges for camp patients
   
The department is equipped with a Mobile unit that consists of a Microscope and Basic ENT clinical unit that comprises an otoscope, Suction apparatus and head light with necessary instruments for complete ENT examination. Thorough ENT examination is possible within the mobile unit with the help of a team that is headed by Dr.S.Sudhamaheswari and the team consists of two doctors, two audiologists and paramedical workers
   
List of camps conducted in various parts of the Tamilnadu state from the year 2007:
   
1.
Podaturpet, January 2007 in association with the lions club of Podaturpet.
   
2.
At Dr.Kumarasamy welfare centre at Kanyakumari, May 2007.
   
3.
Free ENT camp organized by the Lions club of Kanchipuram at Kanchipuram on September 16th 2007.
   
4.
At kaligi Ranganathan Montford Matriculation Higher secondary school, Perambur, Chennai, September 23rd 2007 in association with sri.Jwala trust.
   
5.
Free ENT camp organized by the Rotary club of Chennai and kanchipuram at Pillaiyarpalayam and Iyengarkulam Village, October 2nd 2007.
   
6
Free ENT camp organized by All India Sai Samaj at Sai baba temple, Mylapore, October 14th, 2007.
   
7.
Free ENT camp organized by Rotary club of chennai and chengulpet at S.V.C Jain Matriculation school and T.E.L.C Cornation middle school at Chengulpet on October 26th, 2007.
   
8.
Free ENT camp organized by Meditour India at Vilampatti marriage hall on December 12th 2007.
   
9.
Free ENT camp organized by the Rotary club of chennai and Thiruvannamalai at Chengam Village on December 22nd, 2007.
   
10.
Free ENT camp organized by the Rotary club of chennai and Ranipet at Ranipet on February 2nd 2008.
   
11
Free ENT camp organized by the Rotary club of chennai and Ranipet at Ranipet on March 1st 2008.
   
12
Free ENT camp organized by the Lions club of Perambakkam at Perambakkam on April 13th 2008.
   
13.
Free ENT camp organized by the Rotary club of chennai and MERF at Pondavakkam village on 19th April, 2008.
   
14.
Free ENT camp at the Sri Adi Chunchanagiri Women’s College, Cumbum in July, 2008.
   
15.
Free ENT camp organized by the Parasparam trust and MERF at Bathlagundu , September 21st ,2008.
   
16.
Free ENT camp for Armed Reserve Policeman and their families at Armed Reserve Police Kalyana Mandapam , Egmore , Chennai , September 2008.
   
17.
ENT screening camp organized by Lions Club at Podaturpet, September 2008.
   
18.
Free ENT screening camp at Thirupathur , December 2008.
   
19.
Free ENT camp for children at Anganwadi centres in Kotturpuram, Chennai at Kotturpuram housing board colony on February 22nd 2009.
   
20.
Free ENT camp for Ambattur Industrial estate employees on March 4th 2009.
   
21
Free ENT camp organized by Ayyappa seva sangam and Adyar shastri nagar welfare association on March 29th 2009 at Adyar shastri nagar welfare association building, chennai.
   
22
American school children camp –November 11th, 12th, 13th and 16th 2009
   
23
Free ENT camp at Podaturpet organized by Lions club of Podaturpet December 2009
   
24
Free ENT camp for mucopolysaccharidosis children at Mediscan systems building, Mylapore,Chennai on 26/1/2010
   
25
Free ENT camp at Thenur village at Thenur village near perambalur in Tiruchirapalli district in association with the Rotary club of perambalur and Rotary club Madras esplanade, Chennai. The camp was conducted at Payir Trust building at thenur village on 31/01/2010
   
26
Free ENT camp at Lady Wellington School, Triplicane, Chennai on 20/2/2010 as part of kalaignar kappeettu thittam.
   
27
Free ENT camp at for Punjab association orphan school children at Punjab association building ,Old Mahabalipuram road.
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   
 

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