Saturday 15 / March / 2025
Muscat: For the first time in Oman, a medical team from Al Nahda Hospital performed today a surgery, allowing a patient to hear sounds via his affected ear.
The 32-year-old patient was suffering from hearing loss since birth.
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Headed by Dr. Ammar bin Mohsen Al Lawati, the team performed a Bonebridge implant to treat the patient’s hearing loss.
The Bonebridge is the world's first active bone conduction implant system.
“The patient had previously undergone surgery to open the canal, but the problem still exists, due to a defect in the middle ear, where the ossicles were not in their intended position,” the hospital reported.
Al Lawati, ENT Senior Consultant at the hospital, performed the successful surgery with participation of Dr. Yousef Al Saidi, Dr. Subrandra Kumar, and Dr. Jagdish, allowing for the first time the patient to hear sounds via the affected ear.
“After studying the patient's history and carrying out all the necessary examinations, it was apparent to us that performing an operation to implant the bone conduction implant was the most suitable solution for him. The use of hearing aids would have been of no value given the absence of the canals required for the sound to pass”, Dr. Ammar Al-Lawati said.
Al Lawati also added: “I would like to commend the tireless efforts of the surgical team in achieving this outstanding success for Al-Nahdah Hospital”.
