A 30-year-old patient has restored his hearing thanks to the quick action of specialists at the Tripoli University Hospital.
The patient was suffering significant hearing loss. Tests at the hospital revealed it was a cholesteatoma in the middle ear.
The operation, which took over three hours, was conducted by consultant otolaryngologist Amal Abu Sriwil, who confirmed that the patient will now be able to lead a normal life.
Dr. Amal explained that the disease was in an advanced stage which required immediate surgical treatment; otherwise the infection would have spread beyond the ear to affect the brain as well as causing other multiple complications such permanent hearing loss, facial nerve palsy, and meningitis.
It is worth noting that the University Hospital of Tripoli has previously performed several intricate operations, despite the circumstances the country is experiencing.
Among the operations carried out were removing a brain tumor and a heart implant surgery. They also managed to restore the sight of a 30-year-old woman who lost her vision due to health complications.
Such operations which would have cost hundreds of thousands of dinars abroad are carried out free of charge at the University Hospital of Tripoli
