Urgent: Help 15-Month-Old Araiz Salman Khan Hear (Bilateral Cochlear Implant Surgery)

Master Araiz Salman Khan is an innocent 15-month-old baby boy from Thane, Maharashtra, who has been diagnosed with Bilateral Profound Hearing Loss. Because of this complete lack of hearing ability, he is unable to develop normal speech, hearing, and language abilities or environmental awareness, which severely impacts his development and future quality of life.

Araiz is under medical evaluation at Sonic Hearing Centre, Manpada, Thane (Audiologist Kanchan Jathar, MASLP, RCI A10662). He urgently requires Bilateral Cochlear Implant Surgery to be performed at Jupiter Hospital, Thane, by ENT Surgeon Dr. Pradip Uppal (Dr. P.K. Uppal, M.S. ENT, D.O.R.L., D.N.B., Reg. No. 54270). The procedure involves implanting two Advanced Bionics HiRes Ultra 3D slim J with Sky M 90 sound processors, followed by 1 year of post-implantation mapping and intensive Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT).

The total estimated cost for his cochlear implants (Rs. 31,95,000), surgery, hospitalization & follow-up charges (Rs. 4,00,000), 1-year mapping (Rs. 50,000), and 1-year auditory verbal therapy (Rs. 1,50,000) is Rs. 37,95,000 (Rupees Thirty-Seven Lakh Ninety-Five Thousand Only). His parents belong to a very modest financial background and cannot afford this life-changing surgery. Your generous donations can give little Araiz the gift of hearing and speech. Please support him generously.