ben Cook was found to be profoundly death in his left ear and only able to hear 75 decibels in his shortly after his birth in January . The mothers and fathers of both his parents , Ahavah and Jason Cook , of Andova , Minnesota , were all deaf , so they decided to move ahead . Last month they fitted him with a set of hearing aids . The moment he listened to his mom 's voice for the first time was caught on video , with doctors clearly alerted .
Elijah Cook was found to be profoundly death in his left ear and only able to hear 75 decibels in his shortly after his birth in January . The mothers and fathers of both his parents , Ahavah and Jason Cook , of Andova , Minnesota , were all deaf , so doctors decided to press ahead . Last month they fitted Elijah with a set of hearing aids . The moment he responded to his mom 's voice for the first time was caught on video , with Elijah clearly responding .