Reversing Deafness

A single injection can do so much

Sound to vibration to signal to sensing. Roughly speaking, this is how we hear. A complex system refined by evolution and instigated by vibration. Because of this, most of us experience the world as a tapestry of pitter-patter, of moments that create memories and complete our experience. But for some — for those born with a specific genetic condition — the world is silent. And for decades, this congenital deafness has been managed only through mechanical means. However, there's a recently reported trial that has shattered this reality. Through a single injection, deafness has been reversed. Hearing has been returned.