Study participants born unable to hear could locate sound sources, recognise speech and dance to music after treatment
Five children who were born deaf have had their hearing restored in both ears after taking part in an “astounding” gene therapy trial that raises hopes for further treatments.
The children were unable to hear because of inherited genetic mutations that disrupt the body’s ability to make a protein needed to ensure auditory signals pass seamlessly from the ear to the brain.
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