Tag: deaf
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UK girl’s hearing restored after groundbreaking Gene Therapy
An 18-month old British girl who was born completely deaf is believed to be the youngest person to have their hearing restored after undergoing groundbreaking new gene therapy. Several medical teams around the world including in China and the United States have been trialling similar treatments with good results for hereditary deafness that focuses on…
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‘Game changer’: Gene therapy offers hope for children born deaf
A gene therapy that has allowed several children born deaf to hear for the first time is being hailed as a “game changer” that raises hopes of the first new treatment for hereditary deafness in decades. Several medical teams around the world are trialling the procedure, which focuses on a rare genetic mutation that affects…