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WATCH: Shaker Heights Toddler's Cochlear Implants Offer New Sounds, Language

Boy has surgery to implant devices that allow him to hear - and speak - for the first time.

A Shaker Heights boy is listening, playing and making music for the first time.

Mason was diagnosed with hearing problems at the age of one, but just three months after he had cochlear implants implanted at the Cleveland Clinic, the toddler can hear and is even speaking his first words.

Watch the video above to see more, and watch for more on Mason from Shaker Heights Patch.

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