Miraculous Gene Therapy Cures Child's Deafness in the US

A child named Aissam, who has been unable to hear since childhood due to a rare gene anomaly, has been successfully treated for deafness using gene therapy in the United States. Doctors performed a procedure on the eardrum and administered a harmless virus injection that introduced the otoferlin gene into the child's body. This gene is essential for converting sound vibrations into signals in the brain. After four months, the child's hearing significantly improved, allowing him to hear sounds for the first time in his life. However, Aissam may still not start speaking.