‘Our Deaf Daughter Can Now Hear After Miracle Medical Trial’ | This Morning

18-month-old Opal Sandy was born completely deaf due to a condition called auditory neuropathy. But after taking part in a pioneering gene therapy trial, Opal became the first person in the world to trial a groundbreaking medical treatment, which successfully resulted in her being able to hear for the first time. Opal joins us alongside her parents Jo and James, and her five-year-old sister Nora, to tell us more about this miracle marvel.
Broadcast on 16/05/2024
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[@user-nc2kz2mn5v]

Sharp alert parents make all things possible for their children. Well done Mum & Dad.

[@demZetri]

She wasn’t broken and she hasn’t been fixed. I love how the mom said that.

[@blumberg1982]

That’s exactly though what the parents thought though!

[@SteveJKillick]

So proud of my 2 friends and what they have been through as a family. Hard work is really paying off ❤❤❤

[@annalevermore7857]

My friend is deaf. she lips reads and uses BSL. Best wishes to your beautiful family.

[@HUYI1]

Good luck to them, i hope it works out well 🍀🍀

[@fay-amieaspen6046]

Shout Out. Deafness & Sign Language Are Awesome !

[@blumberg1982]

Exactly and there is no need to cure it!!!

[@hellobot67]

Not everyone is gonna be super happy their kid will be limited in life( Yes limited) I'm not saying they should be but a lot of people when they talk you might say I'm deaf and want to write things down they'll say nvm and walk away. Jobs will be harder. Dater harder. Having a hearing family that does learn ASL cause they see you a few times a year is gonna be a disconnect. So no. It's not as awesome as you make it to be. You wouldn't be happy for your kid never being able to talk.

[@river8760]

Incredible!

[@TiffanyAllen1784]

“Suffering from deafness?” You could have phrased that a lot less offensively. I take it you’ve never been around deaf culture, but they’ll be the first to tell you they aren’t suffering.

[@eylk2722]

My daughter has deafness / hearing impairment and we never say “she suffers from deafness “. When I was working as a therapist 30+ years ago, we usually wrote reports / research articles “this child suffers from …. disability“ . After so many years, we never use this term “suffering “ anymore!!!

[@Hew.Jarsol]

Brilliant. Please find a cure for Tinnitus.

[@angielovesjoe91]

Oh god I wish, I have it, it's annoying!

[@Martaine70]

Were ear cilia regenerated? Or not? I have severe tinnitus and Hyperacusis, and I am housebound due to it. Desperately need a cure.

[@elainerose2136]

It’s Amazing the girl can hear.If they can do that then hopefully they can cure tinnitus.I have severe somatic tinnitus and it’s debilitating to live with.

[@Undercoverbat95]

Jesus loves you ❤️ and the only way to heaven ​@@elainerose2136

[@Undercoverbat95]

​@@Martaine70Jesus loves you ❤️ and the only way to heaven

[@selenagarden1752]

My dad has a cochlear implant it is a amazing

[@kaylasmusic]

Ahhhhh yaaasss i hope this becomes a real cure!!!, i have heard of this before

[@dant-h-fp9qe]

it is a cure

[@candacejones8578]

If they could do this for their youngest daughter and it has worked , they should do it for the oldest daughter too.

[@caitlinengland682]

There's a possibility that she may not be eligible. Sometimes gene therapy cannot be given for older children due to antibodies if its viral vector based

[@teresastraker8913]

Everyone should be taught BSL At schools and nurseries it would bd far more inclusive for deaf people, i know the basics because my niece is deaf, so going forward i was able to communicate to some of my customers when i was at work.

[@citizenA-Z]

not to be werid, but the dad is so hot wow

[@Gesundheit888]

I would h ave thought they would get a real piano instead of a bunch of junk.

[@gisellep177]

YAY

[@jeffreygi]

If this was the Ellen show- kids would be on first

[@MsPinkwolf]

Its not a miracle. A miracle would be if she started hearing all on her own. This is due to the hard work of many people.

[@dant-h-fp9qe]

miracle

[@blumberg1982]

What you people don’t realize is that she will need constant updates to it and why take the risk?!!! It’s not worth it! Let her be a proud deaf person!

[@elisesterling9634]

Cochlear implants?

[@acgraphics1139]

😂😂 being able to hear is needed it’s not good to be deaf it makes life easier for everyone

[@trudesinadelaide]

You do you. They made the right decision for their daughters

[@hellobot67]

So hold her back in life is better???? its better she learn to hear now vs " oh ytou're 18 now and never had to talk so now if you WANT to talk its never gonna sound like you've always talked" LET PEOPLE HELP THEIR KID!!! no one would delay a wheelchair or medication because " they might not like that later" Being disablitied isn't fun. No is happy their kid is born blind or born without arms because they always wanted their kid that way or see it as a great thing! Some how this is( and I get it) but hearing as a child it better vs waiting until you are far older. ) dating, friends, career, family will be hard. No one learns ASL if you see them a few times a year.

[@hellobot67]

@@acgraphics1139 agreed

[@sophie1564]

There's nothing wrong with being Deaf. It's a shame their daughter has been denied access to Deaf culture.