Rib and implant used to create Bonebridge ear for Edinburgh deaf man

A piece of rib and a bone conduction implant have been used in a pioneering operation to treat an Edinburgh man's hereditary deafness. Brian Hogg, 29, was fitted with an implant called a Bonebridge and given the new ear by NHS Lothian surgeons. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22281918#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa