We met Şifa, our three-year-old Syrian refugee daughter, two months ago. She was born deaf and had to have a cochlear implant due to her illness, she. Şifa’s family, like many families, could not afford this surgery, as the costs of such surgeries were very high.

Cochlear implant surgery is generally applied to patients who cannot benefit from hearing aids, but who have severe hearing loss in both ears. Congenital or acquired severe or very advanced hearing loss can be treated with this application. These surgically applied tools allow people to hear sounds even if they have completely lost their hearing.

Şifa’s cochlear implant and equipment were covered by our donors, and after two months of doctor visits, her surgery was completed. Our daughter, who was born deaf, started to hear her first voices after a few checks and the insertion of her device. Now, when her mother or father calls, everything will be different for Şifa. We, as IHCRO, sent Şifa and her family to her home with the happiness of being able to touch one more of our daughters.