Baby born deaf hears for first time
A baby who was born deaf heard sound for the very first time today. Amelie Ring from Holywell had surgery to insert bilateral cochlear implants to help her hear.
Baby born deaf set to hear for the first time
A baby who was born deaf is set to hear sound for the very first time today.
Amelie Ring from Holywell had an electronic device surgically implanted to enable her to hear for the first time.
In December, surgeons has to postpone plans to insert bilateral cochlear implants after the 20 month old stopped breathing after receiving an anaesthetic.
Last week the implants were put in place and Amelie's mother, Vicky, described said it was a day the family thought they may never see.
Amelie was born at 28 weeks and spent her first 102 days in Glan Clwyd Hospital after suffering major blood loss in her mother's womb. She underwent nine blood transfusions and a heart operation while in hospital.
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