As someone who suffers from selective hearing loss (I believe my infant ear infections destroyed some of the hair cells), this is welcome news to me.
Jeronimo
This has been the fountain of youth that auditory researchers have been looking for for a long time. While this study is but a step in a long line of progressive papers on cochlear "hair cell regeneration" via Notch inhibition, it is a landmark study nonetheless... And it's not just hearing - but balance too will also ultimately benefit from this research .
Toffe Carling
Wonder if this helps Us with Tinitus to?
nutcase
Being partially deaf costs big money. Hearing aids are ridiculously expensive. I predict that this type of therapy will cost so much only the rich and famous will get the privilege of trying it.
Audiologists will see it as a threat to their cash cow. The biggest breakthrough in audiology is Peter Blamey's DIY hearing aids. They cost a fraction of other comparable appliances and do a better job. Since I got my Blamey & Saunders hearing aids I have become an enthusiastic evangelist. Fantastic!
gobbo
Fantastic.Been going deaf in both ears for 25 years due to menieres disease.Hope it comes to fruition in my lifetime[49 years old].Wonderful for whoever gets to be treated.These guys should be very proud.Would choose to replace these hairs over the ones lost on my head anytime.Can guess which is getting the most research funding though!
Ed Campbell
Toffe +1 Tinnitus for 35 years, now. Would love to lose some of it. Often a parallel affliction to hearing loss.
Slowburn
Re; nutcase Look at LASIK when it first came out only the rich could afford it now anybody with a job and the discipline to save money for it can have it unless third party paying get involved.
origo1
Would that Dr. Edge included closed captioning for the deaf and hard of hearing. Although I am a senior citizen, and have some hearing loss, I look forward to having my diminished hearing restored through Dr. Edge's efforts. This is a great advance in hearing restoration.
Origo
Arf
Very exciting. Just the thought that there is some hope out there makes my day. If it helped the tinnitis too, that would be icing on the cake.