6-Month-Old Hears For First Time And Blurts Out Adorable Giggle

Dec 29, 2018 by apost team

In a video guaranteed to make you smile, a 6-month-old baby named Francesca Jones recently got a fit of the giggles after hearing her parents talk for the first time ever!

The baby received a cochlear implant which allowed her the ability to hear, and her reaction is too priceless for words. After giving birth, the mother usually takes the baby to the doctor for a simple hearing test.

But in this case, Francesca failed the test and her doctors scrambled to figure out what the problem was. Francesca was treated at a hospital in Toronto called SickKids, and she was diagnosed with a condition called congenital cytomegalovirus. Although it’s rare, the infection causes hearing loss that occurs slowly over time.

Although her parents were devastated at the news, they soon learned that she was able to receive cochlear implants that would help her hear the world around her.

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Having a sense of hearing is very important for the early development of children, so parents and doctors were eager to give her the tools she needed to develop properly like other babies her age.

They wanted to treat her condition as fast as they could so she didn’t miss any of the milestones that other babies reach during the first few years of life. Her young age even made her the third youngest person to ever receive this type of implant! At the early age of 5 months old, Francesca got her cochlear implants and her parents were eager to see if they worked, but had to wait a month to be safe.

Her parents were nervous when Francesca hit 6 months old and it was time to see if the implants had worked. But thankfully, the procedure worked miracles for this young child.

You can see the child’s brain working as she begins to hear the world around her and absorbs all of the new sounds that she’s never been able to hear before. The happiness and glee that comes over Francesca’s face at the moment she begins to hear sounds and voices around her is just adorable and inspiring.

Her little giggle and curiosity are one of the cutest things you’ll ever see. As time goes on and Francesca gets more adjusted to hearing noises, the parents plan to introduce her to more sounds in order to help her learn.

The moment she hears for the first time is too precious for words, and we’re thankful that someone was able to record it to share the optimism and hope with the world. What do you think about baby Francesca hearing the world for the first time? Let us know - and feel free to pass this along to your friends and family!