May 11, 2016
Meet Sopha, a 17-year-old boy who lives in Cambodia with his two brothers and one sister. Sopha enjoys listening to music and playing football with his friends at school.
Sopha began having ear discharge and hearing loss from his right ear when he was just two-years-old. Chronic otitis media– inflammation of the middle ear– caused his tympanic membrane to perforate and the ear discharge became a daily occurrence. This is painful and causes him tinnitus– a ringing in the ear.
After learning about Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) from a friend who had an eye operation there, Sopha traveled two hours with his mom to reach CSC for proper treatment. $399 will fund his myringoplasty, where doctors will repair the perforated tympanic membrane in his right ear. Sopha’s discharge will stop, and over time his hearing can improve.
Meet Sopha, a 17-year-old boy who lives in Cambodia with his two brothers and one sister. Sopha enjoys listening to music and playing footba...
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July 20, 2016
Sopha received life-improving ear surgery.
After painful earaches and loss of hearing, Sopha has successfully undergone a myringoplasty to repair his perforated eardrum. Before the surgery, his torn tympanic membrane was not healing correctly, causing pain and an uncomfortable discharge. Now, though he feels mild pain at the wound, the discharge has stopped and he is expected to make a full recovery after his sutures are removed in a week.
“I am very happy that my son had this operation so his ear discharge will stop,” his mother said. Sopha is excited to go back to school when he gets better, and both he and his mother are very thankful he could have this surgery.
After painful earaches and loss of hearing, Sopha has successfully undergone a myringoplasty to repair his perforated eardrum. Before the su...
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