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A Single Shot Restores Hearing in Children Born Deaf

The Optimist Daily
A Single Shot Restores Hearing in Children Born Deaf

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A seven-year-old girl born without the ability to hear began having everyday conversations with her mother just four months after receiving a gene therapy injection into her inner ear. Rather than relying on hearing aids or implants, this groundbreaking treatment provided her with the genetic instruction her body was missing, offering hope to others living with congenital deafness.

A seven-year-old girl born without the ability to hear began having everyday conversations with her mother just four months after receiving a gene therapy injection into her inner ear. Rather than relying on hearing aids or implants, this groundbreaking treatment provided her with the genetic instruction her body was missing, offering hope to others living with congenital deafness.

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