Across the whole of Great Britain, there are an estimated 12 million adults living with hearing impairment or deafness. However, only 35,633 of these currently receive additional financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Participation Allowance or Adult Disability Payment (Scotland only). Currently, 8,616 people over State Pension age receive either a low rate of… Read More »
A small study Published on Wednesday documents significantly restored hearing in five out of six children treated in China. On Tuesday, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia announced similar developments in an 11-year-old boy being treated there. And earlier this month Chinese researchers published A study showing the same thing in two other children. So far,… Read More »
Gene therapy has allowed many children born with hereditary deafness to hear. A small study published Wednesday documented significant improvement in hearing in five out of six children treated in China. On Tuesday, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia announced similar developments in an 11-year-old boy being treated there. And earlier this month, Chinese researchers published… Read More »
Gene therapy has allowed many children born with hereditary deafness to hear. A small study published Wednesday documented significant improvement in hearing in five out of six children treated in China. On Tuesday, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia announced similar developments in an 11-year-old boy being treated there. And earlier this month, Chinese researchers published… Read More »