A toddler who was born deaf hears his mum say "I love you" for the first time in his life in this emotional clip. Kanon Newsome was passed a faulty gene by both his parents which left him with no hearing at all. Doctors tried fitting him with aids from the age of five months but they had no effect. At 19 months, he underwent surgery to insert cochlear implants which replace the function of the damaged ear.