Sovilsal is an 11-year-old boy living with his parents and two younger sisters in Cambodia. He is a hard-working student, and spends his time doing homework and studying. “When I grow up, I want to be a doctor,” he says. He is currently in sixth grade. He also enjoys drawing and watching cartoons.
Sovilsal and his mother traveled to our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), for assistance treating his ear problems. Sovilsal began having discharge from his ears when he was three years old. He now additionally has hearing loss and headaches. Upon evaluation, he was found to have perforated tympanic membranes, or eardrums, in both ears. “I can’t hear my teacher while at school because of my bad hearing,” Sovilsal shares.
Sovilsal needs a myringoplasty to restore his hearing and resolve his discharge. The myringoplasty procedure will repair the perforation in the tympanic membranes with grafting under anesthesia. Sovilsal’s family needs $598 to fund his procedure along with supplies, two days of inpatient care, and follow up visits.
Sovilsal looks forward to recovering from his procedure and resuming his studies without ear troubles. “I hope my son will have better hearing after his operations and his discharge stops,” says Sovilsal’s mother.