The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) department and The Cochlear Foundation, University of Freiburg, Germany have successfully carried out the first corrective surgery in two people with severe hearing problem in Lagos.
The Cochlear Implantation is a hearing device implanted into a deaf patient’s ear through surgery. The device is said to convert sound into impulses which enable the patients to hear and understand.
The mission, according to the Chief Medical Director, Prof Adewale Oke is another feat in the hospital’s quest to provide excellent health for the people of the State.
Prof Oke also reiterated that the mission will to a very large extent improve self-esteem and build social confidence in patients who as a result of loss of hearing isolated themselves from societal engagements.
In his own remark, the Chairman, LASUTH Board, Dr. Olatunde Williams said that Freiburg University and LASUTH have found a lasting solution to a long standing problem through Cochlear Implantation in deaf people.
omg!! 2014 they are just doing that and expect me to be proud ? Well.small small..we'll get there...
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