September 14, 2016
Sopheaktra is a 13-year-old student in the 7th grade, and has one brother. He likes to draw pictures and read books. Sopheaktra heard about Watsi’s medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) from a relative. He traveled for two hours with his father to get here.
Sopheaktra has been having bilateral ear discharge with hearing loss since he was 5 months old, most of the infection being in the right ear. In addition to ear discharge and hearing loss, he experiences a ringing or buzzing in his ears.
Sopheaktra will undergo a myringoplasty operation to stop ear discharge and regain hearing in his left ear. Six weeks following his surgery, he will return to CSC for the same procedure in his right ear.
“I hope to stop having ear discharge and have good hearing,” Sopheaktra shared. “I want to be a doctor.”
Sopheaktra is a 13-year-old student in the 7th grade, and has one brother. He likes to draw pictures and read books. Sopheaktra heard about ...
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November 1, 2016
Sopheaktra successfully received treatment for a painful ear condition.
Sopheaktra’s had a successful myringoplasty procedure in his left ear. Following the procedure, he was given ear drops to fight infection and his sutures were removed after one week. He went home after the first surgery and has yet to return to have the same operation completed in the other eye. Because returning to the clinic requires taking a day off from work and usually a family escort, he may have had trouble finding a day to come back. Also, because he left with better hearing in one ear, his problems with hearing are less of a burden making the second surgery a less immediate priority than the first. The second surgery will be free whenever Sopheaktra returns.
“I am really happy after the surgery,” says Sopheaktra. “I think my ear disease will be healed and the discharge will stop.”
Sopheaktra's had a successful myringoplasty procedure in his left ear. Following the procedure, he was given ear drops to fight infection an...
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