Experimental Gene Therapy Allows Kids With Inherited Deafness to Hear

In this video image provided by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, an 11-year-old born with hereditary deafness is tested in Pennsylvania after undergoing a gene therapy procedure in October 2023. On Jan. 23, 2024, the hospital said he is hearing sound for the first time.

Gene therapy has allowed several children born with inherited deafness to hear.