Opal Sandy

British girl has her hearing restored as the first patient in a new gene therapy trial

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A British girl has had her hearing restored after becoming the first person in the world to take part in a groundbreaking new gene therapy trial. Opal Sandy, 18 months old, was born completely deaf due to the condition auditory neuropathy, which is caused by the disruption of nerve impulses traveling from the inner ear … Read more

Couple’s joy when deaf daughter hears thanks to new gene therapy

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The parents of an 18-month-old girl who can hear thanks to a groundbreaking gene therapy for deafness have said they are pleased with her progress. Jo Sandy, a 33-year-old secondary school geography teacher, and her husband James, 33, who works in car manufacturing, said they were “stunned” when they realized Opal could hear without the … Read more