Sargis Wilson Benyamen

Age: 17
Diagnosis: Left Ear Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Place of origin: Iraq
Story:

Sargis is 17 years old Iraqi refugee in Syria who is diagnosed with left ear tympanic membrane perforation that has failed non-operative management. If not treated, the patient is threatened with hearing loss in that ear and recurrent infections and tinnitus. The patient was seen, evaluated was advised to undergo a surgical repair.

The Medical Relief Project of the Assyrian Medical Society had approved the necessary funds (15,000 SL) for tympanoplasty. The surgery was successfully performed.