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If there was any doubt that Dubuque County has a special connection to the national pastime, this summer should have removed any uncertainty.

Kids can now obtain hearing aids for free thanks to a new Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque endowment fund.

This woman could hear perfectly as a child until she contracted typhoid. the treatment left her profoundly deaf. she works for the charity which helped fund the research and says she would volunteer for an patient trials. >> i would like the opportunity to hear again. to know in the future if i have kids, i'll be able to hear them. >> reporter: many questions remain, does the hearing improvement last. the gerbils were followed up for ten weeks. and is it safe? the research in the general nature is encouraging but these uncertainties mean patient trials using these cells are still several years...

Tests showed on average, about 45% of their hearing was restored. this woman could hear perfectly as a child until she contracted typhoid. the treatment left her profoundly deaf. she works for the charity which helped fund the research and says she would volunteer for an patient trials. >> i would like the opportunity to hear again. to know in the future if i have kids, i'll be able to hear them. >> reporter: many questions remain, does the hearing improvement last. the gerbils were followed up for ten weeks. and is it safe? the research in the general nature is encouraging but these uncertain...