Sound On: 1-year-old Enjoys New World After Cochlear Implants

Born deaf, Odessa spent most of her first 12 months of life in silence. But at 13 months old, she heard her mother’s voice for the first time after her cochlear implants were activated– looking up with surprise and delight in a moment captured on video. ------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about C.S. Mott Children's Hospital: https://www.mottchildren.org ------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to Michigan Medicine’s YouTube channel for upcoming videos and future live streams featuring our experts answering your questions. Follow Michigan Medicine on Social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/umichmedicine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umichmedicine/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichiganMedicine/ Follow C.S. Mott Children's Hospital on Social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MottChildren Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mottchildren/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mottchildren/ #CochlearImplant #LittleVictors #MichiganMedicine #CSMottChildrensHospital #Pediatrics #Cochlear