Photo Source: Maxim Mishin / Press Service of the Mayor and Government of Moscow
The clinic encompasses 4,600 square meters. To equip the facility, the center acquired over 600 pieces of advanced medical equipment and devices, including six soundproof booths for adult testing, 46 clinical audiometers, a free-field sound system, and 32 tympanometers for early detection of various ear, nose, and throat conditions.
The center also features seven auditory brainstem response (ABR) systems, 20 otoacoustic emission (OAE) recording systems, 39 ENT examination stations, 17 devices for wireless (Noalink) and wired (Hi-Pro) hearing aid programming, a real-ear measurement system (Affinity), and smart mirror technology for speech therapy and pronunciation training. Institute Director Andrey Kryukov announced that the center has established its first day surgery unit, which will enable them to double patient capacity while maintaining high-quality care standards.
According to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, the new hearing treatment facility meets world-class standards and will deliver quality care to patients of all ages. "The Sverzhevsky Institute serves as the premier facility not only for Moscow but for the entire country. Today, they have received a clinical infrastructure that meets the highest international standards," Sobyanin stated.
The institute performs at least 1,500 advanced otolaryngology procedures annually, with 80% focused on the sound-conducting structures of the middle ear. In 2024, the institution performed approximately 20 cochlear implantations for patients with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Nationwide, Russia conducts 1,200-1,400 government-funded cochlear implantations and approximately 10,000 various advanced surgical procedures aimed at treating hearing disorders each year.
According to the Global Burden of Disease study and the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 1.5 billion people worldwide have been diagnosed with some degree of hearing loss. An aging global population and increasing industrialization suggest this number will continue to rise. For example, in East Asia (including China), the prevalence of hearing loss reaches 21,884 per 100,000 population. In the North Africa and Middle East region, prevalence stands at approximately 14,596 per 100,000 population.
Russia has more than 13-14 million people with hearing impairments, including over 1 million children and adolescents.
Source: Government of Moscow