The surgeon can wear a transmitter looped around his neck and underneath his sterile gown. You may read what is being transcribed on the captionist's computer screen or on a large TV monitor. Your captionist would be stationed behind the surgeon, away from the sterile surgical field. Administrators or staff may feel that the captionist or his equipment, being non-sterile, would be inappropriate for the operating room. Reassure them that the sterile field around the patient will not be violated.
Surgeons are famous for mumbling and speaking softly.
Before you start your surgical rotation, introduce yourself to the chief of surgery and the head surgery nurse. Demonstrate your means of accommodation. People tend to dislike the unknown, so it is always the better policy to explain yourself in advance. In fact, you will generate a little fame for yourself and people may take the extra step to help you. The critical turning point for the trainee with a hearing loss occurs when a patient's life and limb is entrusted in his care.