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A breakthrough clinical trial using gene therapy has restored hearing to five children born deaf | After six months, the children were able to recognize speech and hold conversations, raising hopes for wider use in the near future.

A breakthrough clinical trial using gene therapy has restored hearing to five children born deaf. After six months, the children were able to recognize speech and hold conversations, raising hopes for wider use in the near future.

Five children born deaf have gained the ability to hear and recognize speech, thanks to a groundbreaking gene therapy clinical trial Because it’s caused by a single mutation, and doesn’t involve any physical damage to cells, the team says DFNB9 was the perfect candidate for this kind of gene therapy. In that time, five out of six showed significant improvements – the three older children could understand and respond to speech, while two could pick it out in a noisy room and hold a conversation on the phone.

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