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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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’d be fascinated to know how someone that’s never had any hearing will adapt to suddenly having it - neurologically. it sounds like that could be a pretty chaotic or overwhelming experience for the brain.

[–] Flag@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Just find someone born deaf/deaf from infancy with CI / Cochlear Implant and ask them.