BAHA

Walter arrived home from hospital tonight, with his head bandaged, and looking as if he had been injured in an accident.

But no accident, thank goodness.  He had been fitted with a BAHA, a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid.  This is a titanium implant placed in the bone behind the ear and a removable sound processor attached to it.   It works through bone conduction, where the bone acts as a pathway for sound to travel to the inner ear without involving the ear canal.

Of course Walter does not have the removable sound processor attached to it yet.  This will happen in a few weeks time, when the wound heals.  A fantastic piece of equipment for those people who suffer extreme hearing loss.

We are also very impressed with the service by the staff at the Medway NHS Foundation Trust hospital in Gillingham.