Chop gist, my people! Isolo General Hospital for Lagos don shine like brighter light as dem don successfully carry out new endoscopic ear surgery wey go fit repair eardrums wey don pepper many Nigerians.
Dis surgery wey happen between January 6 and 23, 2026 na the brainwork of Dr. Benjamin Nkemjika, wey dey practice for Middle East, plus Dr. Adefolaseye Adebayo wey na resident ENT Consultant for the hospital.
Adebayo yan say dis na di first time dis kind surgery dey happen for Lagos State public health system, and people don dey rush like say na fresh jollof rice dem dey sell. She talk say dem perform di procedure for five patients wey dey suffer from chronic suppurative otitis media – wetin dey cause wetin we fit call ‘ear wahala’ with plenty discharge and permanent hole for eardrum.
According to Adebayo, many Nigerians dey live with dis condition for life because normal surgery no dey available for local level. “Na only wetin dem go tell you be keep your ear dry and no allow water enter,” she yarn. E mean say nobody fit swim or even waka for rain freely. E no bad for dem to get wet before, but dia problem be say surgery to close di hole for eardrum na serious wahala for Nigeria.
But now, with di endoscopic approach, e dey different sharp-sharp! The surgery no just dey na flop again because dem fit see di middle ear well well. Adebayo talk say, “Dis method dey make recovery faster, and di success rate dey higher, no be like before.” As e be so, all di grafts wey dem use don still dey intact!
Dem spend N150,000 for surgery for Lagos, but if na abroad, e fit reach N1 million. Na so dem decide to make am cheap for we people through sponsorship wey di doctors pick up. Adebayo don shout say na big opportunity for Lagos to show dem way for specialized ear surgery, and people from other parts of Nigeria don dey ask questions.
Dr. Nkemjika wey dey lead di surgery talk say no be money matter nah e carry dem go start am. Na to give back to di society wey dey produce plenty talented medical hands amidst all di wahala. “We borrow instruments and something just to ensure say dis surgery fit happen,” e add.
The Chief Medical Director of Isolo General Hospital, Dr. Saliu Oseni, don also talk say na huge achievement under im watch. Dem don fix di eardrums of dem patients, and for dem eyes, this na big step wey dem dey push to expand dis program. Dem dey target to reach at least 15 patients for di next round, but no be small, funding wahala and theatre space dey stop dem.
Last-last, chronic suppurative otitis media dey serious issue for Nigeria, especially for young adults. If e no get treatment, e fit lead to discomfort, social wahala, and hearing loss. But with dis surgery success, dem dey move towards better ear care for our people!
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