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That converts sound to nerve impulses and then sends them to the brain. with no cocleas, a cochlear implant would be no help. from the start tommy and danielle learned sign language. they figured it would be the only way caden would ever communicate. then danielle heard of another option. >> it was random. i just talking to a friend and she was like, i think that they're doing abis in the u.s. now. >> so abi stands for auditory brain stem implant. the main use for this is for kids born without nerves to the ears. so i like calling it a bionic ear. >> reporter: dr. mark kreeger is a pete trick ...

Things that we do with babies, we're going to be doing with children who have hearing aids or cochlear implant or abis. >> birthday cake. >> reporter: for now caden still relies primarily on sign language but he's already repeating certain sounds and he's becoming increasingly vocal. >> listen. baby. baby. >> reporter: keep in mind, he's only been able to hear any sound at all for three months. >> here's a loud one. all right. >> if he can just hear noises like a car coming when he's a kid playing, have him hearing something like that save his life, i would be happy with that. i'm proud becaus...