miracle
WHEN little Eli And erson was wheeled into theatre for the first time, he was on top of the world knowing that his long wait for a permanent hearing solution and external ear reconstruction was finally over.
A few months later, this brave and enthusiastic 6-year-old is thriving.
Eli was just the fifth patient in South Africa to receive the leading edge Cochlear Osia System, implanted by ear, nose and throat surgeon Dr Maurice Hockman, who practises at Netcare Linksfield Hospital.
“Eli was born with atresia or an absent ear canal. This results in single-sided
