Pioneering gene therapy restores deaf toddler's hearing | BBC News

A UK toddler born deaf can now hear unaided, after a groundbreaking gene-therapy treatment.

Opal Sandy was treated shortly before her first birthday - and six months on, can hear sounds as soft as a whisper and is starting to talk, saying words such as "Mama", "Dada" and "uh-oh".

Given as an infusion into the ear, the therapy replaces faulty DNA causing her type of inherited deafness.

The trial is recruiting patients in the UK, US and Spain.

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[sharonbyrd]

Hurray for science! So many will benefit from this. Congratulations

[hypercc]

Bravo. This is why science is so important. To help a deaf child hear is, frankly, amazing.

[sharpshooter]

Now this is the type of media hype we need. Positive news

[Venator]

This is a great accomplishment! I hope this will be the first step to helping more people.

[KasirRham]

Congratulations to the doctors, scientists, and of course to Opal and her family

[samaafaiz]

Such mind-blowing invention I hope that all humanity able to have the benefit of it ; it will be redeem for a numberless of disorders

[zahidchoudhryzahidchoudhry]

Accolades for the team of doctors who performed this feat and best wishes for the child and family💐

[MrSidReal]

Things are really progressing at the speed of science

[palashmatt]

Outstanding massage 😮 Thank you BBC team.

[ShelleyM]

So wonderful to see news which is pure joy, happiness (and true hope for other deaf children/ people in the future!)

[Tini_Scrapitti]

Awesome! One can understand the parents' fear and hesitation, as there always will be risk with new technologies and treatments, but SCIENCE ROCKS!

[flashflame]

I've always been a real SCIENCE DORK and this is just another reason why I am happy to be one! Fantastic!!! Well done Science!!!!

[Natashreo]

Human DNA is like computer code. It can be edited. This is huge.

[michaeltoma]

I’m all for it, keep progressing our technological and scientific capabilities.

[JakesOnline]

Finally, a video that explains how it works.

[alikanadkrk]

How may I find Doctors or Hospitals about treatment.Please help me regarding this topic because I have 2 deaf siblings.I wanna change them life.

[ericastones]

This can help many people from those born unable to walk to blind and deaf. This will be amazing and our government won't allow it.

[kainaat-ummati]

Can anyone please explain which gene is replay

[marianlincoln]

NOW if they can do the same thing for blindness... how Miraculous that will be.
Im sure Helene Keller would Approve.

[teona]

I hope they make it available for others too🤞