Heartwarming moment man, 28, hears for the first time and bursts into tears – after common bug rendered him deaf [Video]

HEARTWARMING footage shows a man overwhelmed with emotion at hearing for the first time thanks to a cochlear implant.

Aric Hoffmann has moderate hearing loss, meaning he has very limited or no ability to hear sounds at all.

An emotional video shows the 28-year-old speechless and tearful after the implant was turned on for the first time on May 31.

It will take three to six months for Aric to fully understand all of the new sounds he’s hearing, during which time he will undergo auditory rehabilitation.

Aric, from Los Angeles, California, USA, said: “It felt like a very emotional moment of my life had begun.

“I was very happy, crying and overwhelmed to hear the sounds that I had never heard so …