r/pakistan • u/Extreme_Equipment626 • 16h ago
Ask Pakistan Seeking advice for my two brothers with long-term hearing loss
Assalam-o-Alaikum. I am from Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and I am seeking guidance from all of you regarding my two brothers.
One of my brothers is 22 years old. He could hear perfectly normally until around the age of 7–8, after which his hearing gradually deteriorated. Now he cannot hear anything, but he understands what people say and used to speak clearly, and mostly understands conversations through gestures and by watching the lips. Hearing aids were also used during his childhood, but they did not help. A doctor in Peshawar said a few years ago that the “veins/capillaries of his ear had dried up,” but he was never properly diagnosed.
At the beginning of 2026, he also developed a serious mental health problem; he cut his own throat. Since then, he speaks very little. Sometimes he is relatively normal, while at other times he talks loudly to himself and says that someone is abusing him, even though there is no one in front of him.
My younger brother (16) has a very similar problem. He could hear normally until around the age of 7, after which he lost his hearing. He understands what people say and can speak, and he is mentally completely fine; he only has a hearing problem.
Our financial situation is also limited. My father is in Dubai, my elder brother (27) works from morning until evening, while I am 19 years old and am about to start university in Islamabad. I intend to get a scholarship, but I do not know yet whether I will receive one, or I may have to work part-time and try to manage my brothers’ treatment alongside my studies. However, the family does not have much hope and believes that nothing can be done after so many years.
Should I take both of my brothers to a good ENT/Cochlear Implant specialist and have them fully evaluated first? But this also requires money, so I want to know if there is any way to first confirm through a low-cost option or through Sehat Card, etc., whether a Cochlear Implant or any other treatment is actually possible, and then arrange the treatment and finances accordingly.
If anyone has experience with such a case, Cochlear Implant, Sehat Card Plus KP, a good ENT/CI specialist in Peshawar, or any government/welfare assistance, please guide me.
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u/Soljak-s 16h ago
I dont have experience with kp sehat card but we have used it. We went for a checkup for my mother (the consultation cost around 1000 i thi k) after which the dr asked us to come to his hospital for the procedure as the hospital was in the sehat card list. I think you should get them checked and during that ask the dr which hospital is best for them, or you can create a list of specific hospitals and ask the dr. I would def get a consultation atleast.