to implant a subcutaneous earpiece
A medical team at King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah succeeded in achieving a medical achievement for the first time in the Kingdom and the third in the Middle East The first implant was completely implanted under the skin and in the middle of the Karina type.
The operation took four hours, and was conducted by the head of the cochlear implant program, a consultant of ear and nerve microsurgery, Dr. Muhammad Al Sheikh.
Al-Sheikh thanked the Ministry of Health represented in health affairs in Jeddah. For her constant support of performing such sophisticated and complex operations.
And the "Sheikh" emphasized that after the operation the patient can permanently hear without the presence of an external device, as well as practicing his daily life and sports activities such as swimming, diving, etc., without any hearing disability.
