A single injection rewriting the biology of silence, proving the adult brain can learn to hear again.
Gene therapy injection restores hearing in born-deaf patients, including adults
A 2026 trial of 42 people with OTOF-related deafness found 90% gained hearing after one gene-therapy injection, with gains stable for 2.5 years. Half reached normal hearing, including two of three adults, overturning assumptions about adult auditory plasticity. No serious side effects were reported.
Source: Gene therapy injection restores hearing in born-deaf patients, including adults — r/UpliftingNews
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