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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[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

One time in ASL class, the teacher told a story about inviting deaf people to her wedding. One of the people was a little deaf girl. The teacher, wearing her wedding dress, asked the girl how she looked in it. The little girl said, "fat."

I say all that so that you understand how badly i don't want to change deaf culture away from brutal honesty. It's priceless.

[–] homes@piefed.world 2 points 5 days ago

Yeah, you can quickly learn ASL for “bullshit“ this way, lol. They will call you out without hesitation