RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- This week marks Educational Audiology Awareness Week. In Wake County, audiologists are helping students like Kenzie and Lily Ferguson thrive in the classroom and beyond.

The sisters, who attend Oakview Elementary School, are among the first children in the United States to use a new kind of hearing technology called Bonebridge. It's an implanted internal bone conduction device that works with an external sound processor.

This is the latest milestone in their journey.

"When Kenzie was about 18 months old, I just felt like she wasn't really, like, hitting her communication milestones," their mom, Jill Ferguson, said.

We really saw a significant improvement in their confidence, in their ability to answer questions. - Dr. Meg Guenther, WCPSS audiologist

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