Australian-first surgery enables deaf twin babies to hear mother's voice simultaneously
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Stephanie Dalzell
Summary
In an Australian-first medical procedure, nine-month-old twin boys Artie and Jack Porter, who were born deaf, underwent simultaneous cochlear implant surgery on both ears in an eight-hour operation. The surgery allowed them to hear their mother's voice for the first time at the same moment. Their mother Emily Porter described the emotional experience of seeing her sons respond to the sound of her voice with widened eyes and turning their heads.
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· 1 pulledIt was incredible and emotional … for them to turn their head to the sound of my voice and see their little eyes widen at the sound of that was just, it's just mind-blowing
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