While working in Turks and Caicos, I tested and fit a woman named Emily who was a real “hoot.” She is 92 years old and her oldest child brought her to the clinic. Since we often have long lines of people needing help, it took Emily all day to get through all the stations to…
It’s amazing what we found in the ears on this trip! Three kids had broken Q-tips in their ears – one had even gone to the hospital in pain weeks ago but was only given ear drops. We extracted items including seashells, beads, and even insects. In one day we excised excessive wax from 27…
There were many high points while working in a makeshift audiology clinic on Grand Turks last month. One of the many encounters was with a young man named Desjohn who lost his hearing aids during the 2008 hurricane, and for the last ten years has had severely limited hearing. He discovered our team on the…