- The young girl was born deaf and had been using hearing aids unsuccessfully

- She underwent a cochlea implant surgery on August 29 and healed in October

- The cute baby beamed with joy when she heard her father pronouncing her name for the first time

A three-year-old girl was filled with tears of joy after she heard her parents’ voices for the first time in her life.

The toddler, Q’ela Pierce, who had been deaf since birth, was recorded playing with her toys at the magical moment her cochlear implant was switched on.

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It was an emotional moment when Q'ela put her hand on her head as she heard sounds for the first time in her life. Photo: T&T Creative

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Q’ela was immediately seen putting her hands on her head before bursting into tears as she heard sound for the first time.

According to Daily Mail, the activation did not hurt the child but it was, however, a shock to her parents, Nikitia Vasser, 33, and Quaneef Pierce, 25.

Q'ela's mum says everyone in the family has been excited since the pretty girl was able to hear. Photo: T&T Creative

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The young girl took a minute to calm down after which her father called her name attracting her attention.

After overcoming the initial shock, Q’ela again put her hand on her head and this time round, reacted with excitement on hearing her name pronounced by her dad.

The young girl burst into into tears of joy when she heard her father pronouncing her name. Photo:T&T Creative.

Source: UGC

The child’s sense of hearing marked the end of a rough time for the parents who were told she had failed her newborn screening when she was born.

“The journey has been really rough, but I never gave up hope so I was ecstatic and emotional during the activation,” her mum Nikitia from Florida, USA said.

“Since activation, my family has been so excited, and everyone works on speech with Q'ela and makes sure she keeps her coil attached to her head,” she added.

The child had been using hearing aids but did not respond well to speech and language and a cochlea implant surgery was therefore done to her on Tuesday, August 29, in Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida.

She healed on Tuesday, October 3, and that was when the activation was done.

In a related story, a three-month-old toddler who was born deaf and heard her mother’s voice for the very first time sparked an contagious smile in reaction to the strange experience.

The cute little Lexi Daniella, nicknamed ‘Dani’, seemed confused when she heard her mother calling her "pretty girl".

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