much-needed help. by passing the ear altogether and going straight to the source. run, run, run. meet caden moran, he s 5 years old and curious about the world around him. being profoundly deaf hasn t slowed him down one bit. caden was born before we left the hospital, we did the newborn hearing screening. and he had failed, so we came back a week later. did the test again, he failed again. tommy and danielle moran are the parents. tommy is in the united states navy based in hawaii. at the time doctors confirmed baby caden was deaf, tommy was deployed. i was sad. i didn t know sign language. i didn t know how to be a good dad and raise a deaf child.
reporter: meet caden moran. he s 5 years old and like most kids his age is incredibly curious about the world around him. being profoundly deaf hasn t slowed him down one bit. when caden was before before we left the hospital we did the newborn hearing screening. he failed so we came back a week later. did the test again. he failed again. reporter: tommy and danielle moran are caden s parents. tommy is in the united states navy based in hawaii. at the time doctors confirmed baby caden was deaf, tommy was deployed. i was sad. in fact, danielle said i didn t know anybody who was deaf, i didn t know sign language, i didn t know how to be a good dad and raise a deaf child. reporter: their youngest son brett is 2 and he has normal hearing like his parents. but caden was born without cochlears, the part of the ear