Tag: deafness
Gene therapy shows promise for people with deafness
Researchers in China have given working versions of a gene that makes otoferlin, which is needed for hearing, to inner ear cells of children born with an inherited deafness. “Before the treatment they couldn’t hear a thing. You could put the loudest sound in the ear and they don’t hear anything,” researchers said. Five of the six children began hearing within weeks.
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