Science Gives Sound a Second Chance

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For the first time in medical history, gene therapy has restored hearing in children and young adults born deaf. Offering sound where there was once silence.

Led by Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet, the trial involved ten patients with a rare OTOF (Otoferlin) gene mutation. A single, precise injection into the inner ear reactivated the pathway between the ear and the brain allowing all participants to detect sound and speech within months.

Beyond the science, this marks a new chapter in how medicine can rewrite what was once thought irreversible. A breakthrough born from decades of research, collaboration, and hope.

At DocTok Asia, we see stories like this as reminders of why innovation in care matters, because every restored sense, every regained ability, is a life transformed.

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