Two Year Old Anton has hearing loss on his right side. He needs surgery to help him hear normally.

Where Does Sound Come From? Soon after Anton’s birth I was told that he couldn’t use his right ear and was advised to see a specialist right after leaving the birthing home. When Anton was 1 month old, he was referred to the Regional Children's Clinical Hospital in Rostov-on-Don, where my son was diagnosed with “conductive hearing loss, atresia (imperforation.  –RACF) of the right auditory canal, microtia (absence.  –RACF) of the right aural cavity”. The doctors explained that there was nothing to be done about it. They recommended that we see an audiologist, and then have frequent sessions with a speech-language pathologist when Anton gets older. Despite his healthy left ear, my son did not react to any sounds - not even loud noise. At three months old, he finally began to react to loud voices, but only if they came from the left - his healthy - ear. When Anton turned 7 months old, our audiologist suggested that we install a bone-conduction hearing aid. But this is a temporary solutio