alt.hn

4/4/2026 at 5:35:40 PM

A new gene therapy is giving people born deaf the chance to hear

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260403044651.htm

by bilsbie

4/4/2026 at 6:00:44 PM

Holy moley. Let's hope this leads to treatments for Tinnitus.

by sgbeal

4/4/2026 at 6:40:50 PM

It works on people with e specific birth gene defect named OTOH. So likely not helping with tinnitus.

by jsilence

4/4/2026 at 6:53:10 PM

> So likely not helping with tinnitus.

Not directly, no, but here's hoping that it leads to something in the adjacent field of Tinnitus.

by sgbeal

4/6/2026 at 1:04:45 AM

From what I've seen recently tinnitus research is moving into completely different direction as it seems related to sleep.

by tvshtr

4/5/2026 at 6:13:04 AM

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by GenericDev

4/4/2026 at 10:19:13 PM

Does that cover those who were impacted by Rubella / German measles before birth?

by tommieb

4/6/2026 at 3:33:26 PM

It looks like a very specific fix for a genetic variant, not generic solution.

PS: Don't get most pregnant women get the vaccine? Here in Argentina it's mandatory like 2 doses, like at 1 year old and 5 years old, usually one extra dose when there is a (normal) measles outbreak, and another when a woman get pregnant (perhaps at 2 or 3 months).

by gus_massa