Although hearing loss is not serious, it is a condition that occasionally occurs in children. For this reason, researchers are constantly conducting studies that can resolve hearing loss. A treatment carried out in Great Britain is one of them.

18 month old British baby opal sandyBefore his first birthday, he started a new gene therapy developed by researchers. Sandy, the first user of this groundbreaking treatment, now he begins to hear announced.

A working copy of the defective gene was delivered to Sandy in an operation that took just 16 minutes.

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Sandy is a condition that disrupts nerve impulses from the inner ear to the brain and can be caused by faulty genes.auditory neuropathyHe had a condition called “. That’s why he was born hearing impaired and couldn’t hear anything.

But only 16 minutes He was able to regain the ability to hear thanks to an operation that lasted and was described as groundbreaking. Doctors in surgery a working copy of this gene They injected it into Sandy.

A working copy of the gene called OTOF is delivered to the cell using a harmless virus. Researchers applied this treatment to Sandy’s ear. A device called a cochlear implant, which is commonly seen today in people with hearing problems, was placed in his left ear. Sandy was soon able to hear loud noises, such as clapping, from her right ear.

Sandy’s treatment, See the full results after about 6 months He started giving it away and allowed this little girl to hear almost perfectly through her right ear without the need for a device. His hearing has even gotten so good even the whispers He started to hear it. The information received also showed that Sandy can now say words like ‘mom’ and ‘dad’. When his family saw what happened, they said they couldn’t believe it.

Doctors who conducted the research from hospitals affiliated with the University of Cambridge say the new gene therapy is promising A brand new era in hearing loss It means we can go in.