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[Article] Deafness reversed: One injection restores hearing in just weeks (www.sciencedaily.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/science@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 5 points 7 months ago

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

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