Baby hears for first time with cochlear implants

One month after 7-month-old Aida Little was born, her parents realized she couldn't hear. Experts at Mayo Clinic diagnosed Aida with a condition called Waardenburg syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes deafness and pigment changes of the hair, eyes and skin.? In October, a surgical team at Mayo placed cochlear implants into Aida's head [...]
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