A new gene therapy is giving people born deaf the chance to hear, often within just weeks. In a small but groundbreaking study, researchers delivered a working copy of a key hearing gene directly into the inner ear using a single injection. All ten patients, ranging from young children to adults, experienced improved hearing, with some showing rapid gains in just one month.

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[–] Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Neat. Will it work on tinnitus?

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 months ago

No, this is for one specific type of genetic deafness.

[–] mrnobody@reddthat.com 10 points 3 months ago

Dude right? Came here to say this.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago

No.

[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Tinnitus is pretty much a sensory-filtering issue in the brain, so an injection can’t really so much. I believe it can be mostly fixed by sound therapy and other therapies, although I gotta read up on it.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I believe it can be mostly fixed by sound therapy and other therapies,

if you are selling therapies. There is no serious treatment for tinnitus.

[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

As I’ve said, I’m not sure, but I have heard that some types of therapies can make it less noticeable, not entirely remove it.