Frequently Asked Questions

Many times, the diagnosis of chronic pain may be made, but the right management plan for the individual might be lacking. The possibility of a diagnosis for the pain might be missing despite even post multiple consultations and investigations. This may further lead to a lot of stress on your mind and body and will impact every aspect of your life. To resolve the impact of chronic pain and provide a complete solution, you may need to visit a specialized Pain Management Centre that will provide a team of experts to arrive at the right diagnosis, plan a comprehensive individual-based management, and offer specialized care. The pain management program at ASTER RV offers a wide range of treatments to reduce chronic pain and facilitate recovery. This includes treatments and therapies like - Arriving at the right diagnosis Individualized treatment plan Dry needling or Interventions Ultrasound-guided Interventions guided by fluoroscopy or ultrasound guidance for precision Regenerative therapy: platelet-rich plasma, stem cell therapy Manual therapy by physiotherapy Ergonomics guided by an occupational therapist Lifestyle modifications Psychotherapy Self-management techniques. Early diagnosis and communication by healthcare providers are found to be useful in the self-management of chronic pain and hence, pain management centres can prove effective in the treatment of chronic pain.

While Chronic pain itself indicates that something is wrong with your body. However, the pain can range from mild to intense indicating that the pain is just one of the many signs, including: Getting exhausted easily Loss of appetite Poor sleep and Mood swings Weakness Feeling Fatigued Impaired mental function leading to depression and anxiety Fever in some cases.

The commonest examples of chronic pain are - Lower back pain Headache Neck pain Joint pain Neurogenic pain (pain caused due to nerve damage) Post-trauma pain Postsurgical pain Psychogenic pain.

A prolonged Chronic illness ranging from common Low back pain or knee osteoarthritis to sinister cause like cancer could be the reason for ongoing pain.

Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts for more than six months or prolongs beyond the usual recovery period. The condition often affects a person’s ability to perform normal activity of daily living like eating, sleep and work. Chronic pain is just not a symptom it’s a disease by itself and would benefit if a proper diagnosis is made and a treatment plan established.

The only thing parents should be concerned about is that there is no injury to the head and children should not have an upper respiratory infection. The inner device will work only when the outer device is connected to it. The external device needs maintenance, rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries can be used.  If you experience ear problems, consult the Best ENT Doctor in Bangalore at Aster RV Hospital, JP Nagar.

It takes time for the wound to heal. Generally, after 2 weeks, the cochlear implant devices are switched on where a child will be able to hear for the first time in his/her life with mapping and programming of the device.  Subsequently, the patient undergoes Aural habilitation / AVT to achieve listening and spoken language.

Bone conduction implants are devices which are used in children with poor development of outer ear/ absent pinna and or external auditory canal with normal inner ear function This is also used in adults with chronic discharging ears where surgical reconstruction no more benefits and also in single sided deafness.

A child can be implanted by an 8 or 9 months based on the size of the skull, provided the child has been diagnosed early and radiologically tested.

This Technique of Cochlear Implant Surgery is also called as Veria technique Trans canal cochlear implant surgery. This involves Minimal Drilling of Mastoid Bone. There is a tunnel drilled preserving the mastoid bone. This Tunnel is used to insert the electrode into the Cochlea. The current developing Robotic cochlear Implant surgery is based on this technique.