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[Article] Deafness reversed: One injection restores hearing in just weeks (www.sciencedaily.com)
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cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/61985999

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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[–] -2 points 7 months ago (9 children)

That is actually a common opinion of the deaf community, minority groups aren't necessarily fringe. It's kind of insensitive the way you talk about this. They were born that way the same as people are born gay. If there was a "cure" for homosexuality we would hear the same thing.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (7 children)

    Nah I'm not even deaf, ts just happens against every subculture. This mindset is a joke.

    almost destroyed my family

    But you're not going to go into detail about it. I can only assume it's as ridiculous.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (5 children)

    Yeah okay, like you didn't assume I'm deaf and say my ears are broken. Acting like all people are the same as those who harassed you. Maybe take out your anger on the actual people involved in your life instead of dishing it out to an entire group and hiding behind this story. Your last paragraph is pure projection.

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