Summary Three-year-old boy twisted in surprise after hearing his father's voice for the first time.
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - Three-year-old Grayson Clamp twisted in surprise after hearing his father s voice for the first time --- a moment made possible by auditory implant placed on his brain stem.
Grayson was born deaf, missing a choclear nerve. New technology, however has made it possible to hear his father s voice for the first time.
This moment was the result of a microchip placed in the three-year-old s brain by doctors at the University of North Carolina. Because Grayson doesn t have a cochlear nerve for an implant to attach to, the implant was positioned on his brain stem.
Grayson - the first child in the United States to receive the brain implant - will require several years of therapy to improve his hearing and speech.
