Video Of Deaf Child Hearing For The First Time Goes Viral[Watch Video]

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A video of a small child, Lachlan Lever, from Australia is going viral on YouTube as it is a recording of her hearing for the first time.

Though some of the people might consider this an attention grabbing attempt, the reaction of the seven weeks old child hearing for the first time brings a smile to the face of all the people watching the video, reported Weekend Santa Cruz.

The video shows a woman holding a child, who was about to cry. The moment they inserted a hearing aid in Lachlan's ear, he stopped crying as he was able hear for the first time. Lachlan immediately started paying attention to all the sounds around him. His mother and another woman, who one assumes is the doctor, were talking to the child and he paid absolute attention to what they were telling him. His reaction was that of utter amazement and curiosity with the joy of being able to hear.

The video was recently uploaded to YouTube but is about two years old. Being published just a week ago, the video has received more than 5 millions views world-wide.

The young boy's father, Toby Lever, said that the experience of his son hearing for the first time was an amazing one that he wanted to share with everyone as the reaction of his son was priceless to him.

Lachlan's mother, Michelle, was told that Lachlan was deaf by the doctors at the young age of just one month. They had told her that her young son was going to need hearing aids for him to be able to hear properly. When Lachlan was able to hear for the first time, she was absolutely relieved as she was worried that her son would not be able to speak or make friends when he grew up.

Michelle Lever hopes that the video of Lachlan hearing for the first time will give other parents who are facing the same ordeal, the hope that they too can overcome the disability. She said that the parents should realize that there is support available to them in all forms and that they are not alone.

Currently, Lachlan is two years old and is working on his speech with the help of speech therapists in Australia. The therapists have said that his speech was developing at the same level as that of those kids at his age and that he was doing good.