Baby born deaf can hear after gene therapy breakthrough, hears mom's voice for first time

Video via CNN Newsource & Reporter Brianna Golodryga.

A medical breakthrough has changed the life of a child in the United Kingdom.

Incredibly little 1-year-old Opal Sandy can hear for the first time thanks to the world's first gene therapy trial for deafness. A rare genetic condition meant Opal was born completely deaf. Well, now she can hear sounds as quiet as a whisper here. She is finally hearing her mom's voice.

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