Hopes for Calum as ‘bionic ear’ is switched on

The parents of a young child have asked for prayers that the switch-on of his “bionic ear” will prove successful.

Surgeons will perform the intricate switch of the device fitted in Calum Geary’s ears today and again tomorrow at Manchester University Hospital.

Calum’s father Andrew said the first switch-on would take place under anaesthetic today and would be repeated tomorrow when Calum was conscious.