A man who was blind and deaf was struck by lightning, and after that, he could hear and see again.

In 1980, 62-year-old Edwin Robinson from Falmouth, Maine had been deaf and blind for 9 years as a result of a brain damage he received in an accident with a tractor trailer. One day he was wandering around searching for his pet chicken “Took Took” when he suddenly located himself caught outside the house in a lightning storm, he started swinging his aluminum cane around to attempt to find his way to shelter underneath the biggest tree in his backyard. Inevitably he was struck by lightning, blowing out his hearing aid, blackening the grass around him and knocking him out for a good 20 minutes. When he regained consciousness he crawled back into the house and went to sleep.
When Edwin finally woke up, he found that he could see straight ahead (no peripheral vision) and he that could hear perfectly. Not only that, but his hair even grew back after 35 years of baldness.