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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.

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Youngster hears for the first time after life-changing op

Little Amelie Ring is one of the one-in-a-thousand babies born profoundly deaf. A few weeks ago she had a complex operation to try and help.

Today Amelie and her parents Vicky and Rob made the journey from their home near Holywell to a Manchester hospital - to literally switch on Amelie's hearing and give her a new sense - Rob Shelley was there.

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