A new gene therapy is giving people born deaf the chance to hear, often within just weeks. In a small but groundbreaking study, researchers delivered a working copy of a key hearing gene directly into the inner ear using a single injection. All ten patients, ranging from young children to adults, experienced improved hearing, with some showing rapid gains in just one month.

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[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Okay but wouldn't the treatment be voluntary? If they don't want to who would force them?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 days ago

Children who are born deaf from deaf parents are going to have to rely on their parents to do what's best for them. Many deaf parents would believe that keeping their child deaf is that.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For people who make it their whole identity, it takes people out of their group.

[–] webp@mander.xyz 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

people who make it their whole identity

It's called deaf culture. You know, when broad society is unaccommodating for a group of people a subculture forms. This is the same shit people say about lgbt people btw.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

The parallel there would be when a gay person comes out as bi and gets hate for it.