# Gene Therapy Has Crossed Into the Sensory Systems. The Hearing-Aid Industry Has Not Noticed. - slug: gene-therapy-has-crossed-into-the-sensory-systems-the-hearing-aid-industry-has-not-noticed - date: 2026-04-23 - category: Biotech & Life Sciences What happens to the $7B hearing-aid market when a one-time cure arrives and nobody in the industry has noticed? ---