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  • February 21, 2023

Boy has the best reaction to hearing family for 1st time after cochlear implant

Sawyer, 4, was diagnosed with Pendred syndrome and had been deaf his whole life. After undergoing cochlear implant surgery, he was able to hear his family for the first time.

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