About 18 months ago in England opal sandy A daughter was born with the name. Unfortunately, this little girl was deaf when she was born. Opal, who was later selected for a gene therapy, started hearing after the intervention. So today 18 months old The baby can even hear whispers and speak some words. Moreover, he can do this without a hearing aid.

In Opal’s ear gene infusion Scientists tried to replace the damaged DNA in the little girl’s ear that caused deafness. The treatment of the little boy, who was included in the study group with patients from Spain, the US and England, began before his first birthday.

His older sister was also born hearing impaired

The parents of Little Opal’s development “stunning” describes it as. The little girl’s five-year-old older sister That’s Nora too It is said that he was born hearing impaired and uses a cochlear hearing aid which imitates hearing by vibrating the nerves in the inner ear.

In gene therapy Doctors at Addenbroke HospitalWhile they placed a cochlear implant in the child’s left ear, they tried gene therapy in the right ear. Scientists replaced the damaged Otof gene with a healthy one and declared that within six months the little girl could even hear whispers. The director of the research Ear surgeon Professor Manohar Bance, “It was amazing to see how he responded to the sound.” he said.

Experts say other advanced degrees of therapy for types of hearing loss He says it might work. Genetic factors play an important role in hearing loss, especially in children.