Health
We created a new form of PPE to restart surgery for deaf children during coronavirus – The Conversation UK
Before COVID-19, if you told me that I’d need to construct a tent in which to operate this year, whilst wearing spoggles and a respirator mask, I would not have…
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the UK, thousands of surgical procedures were put on hold. For a surgeon like me who performs operations on deaf children to restore their hearing, this created a significant moral dilemma I wanted to get back into surgery to provide this vital care, but I didnt want to inadvertently catch or pass on COVID-19 in the process.
I regularly carry out cochlear implant surgery, a process in which a surgeon embeds an electronic device which stimulates the heari…
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