THE heart-warming moment a deaf baby was able to hear his mother’s voice for the first time was captured on video.
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The footage captures the delight of 10-month-old Arlo Clark at hearing sounds after doctors at Worcestershire Royal Hospital fitted him with his first hearing aid.
Mum Sara said: “The moment I saw that he could hear my voice I had tears in my eyes.
"I couldn't believe that at last he could hear me.
"At first, he looked completely shocked and then once I started talking to him he started to giggle and to smile.
"Adrian [Arlo's dad] and I haven't been able to sing to him or have any of those special moments that you typically have with newborns.
"But he hears all sounds now.
"Feeding times are a lot easier because I can call him and he'll hear me.
"We can sing and play with him now so we can finally interact with him.
"It's great to have our boy back properly in our lives.”
Arlo was born with partial deafness in both ears, which his parents Sara and Adrian Clark noticed at their home in St Peter's, Worcester.
A behind-the-ear hearing aid was fitted on his left ear, and he is due have one for his right ear too.
A spokesperson for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “We’re delighted to hear the family are so happy with Arlo's care.
"We will be sure to share his family's thanks with the team involved in his care.”
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