Jilin in NE China improves policy of rehabilitation, treatment for hearing-impaired children

Children do bell ringing exercises at a rehabilitation center for hearing-impaired children in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, May 17, 2023. In recent years, Jilin Province has continued to improve the policy of rehabilitation and treatment for hearing-impaired children, and has provided free cochlear implant operations for more than 1,000 children. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

A child goes through an one-on-one hearing training with a teacher and his mother at a rehabilitation center for hearing-impaired children in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, May 17, 2023. In recent years, Jilin Province has continued to improve the policy of rehabilitation and treatment for hearing-impaired children, and has provided free cochlear implant operations for more than 1,000 children. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

A staff member helps a child start up his cochlear implant for the first time in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, May 15, 2023. In recent years, Jilin Province has continued to improve the policy of rehabilitation and treatment for hearing-impaired children, and has provided free cochlear implant operations for more than 1,000 children. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

A child raises his hand to indicate that he hears a sound when a cochlear implant is turned on for the first time, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, May 15, 2023. In recent years, Jilin Province has continued to improve the policy of rehabilitation and treatment for hearing-impaired children, and has provided free cochlear implant operations for more than 1,000 children. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

Du Bo (1st L), deputy director of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Bethune First Hospital of Jilin University, performs cochlear implant surgery on a child in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, May 15, 2023. In recent years, Jilin Province has continued to improve the policy of rehabilitation and treatment for hearing-impaired children, and has provided free cochlear implant operations for more than 1,000 children. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

Children have a music perception class at a rehabilitation center for hearing-impaired children in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, May 17, 2023. In recent years, Jilin Province has continued to improve the policy of rehabilitation and treatment for hearing-impaired children, and has provided free cochlear implant operations for more than 1,000 children. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)