Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Regenerate Lost Hearing

yieldcrv wrote: post #4

justinclift wrote: post #2

In mice. > the researchers coaxed the hair cells to regrow in mice ...

any thoughts on the applicability to humans?

Nope, not my field. ;)

Re: Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Regenerate Lost Hearing

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Post by petra » Sun, Apr 30, 2023, 9:49 AM UTC

This is possibly a cure for tinnitus. Which is awesome news!

Re: Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Regenerate Lost Hearing

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Post by CommanderData » Sun, Apr 30, 2023, 11:17 AM UTC

Been following hearing regen news for some time.

There's been some recent failed drugs in this space notably recently FREQ Fx-322. That also showed efficacy in mice and reached phase 2 before being dropped.

Hearing is a complicated issue, there's many connections that need to be made for hearing to work even besides the brains ability to relearn and regonize said signals.

Good news but we've been here before.

Re: Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Regenerate Lost Hearing

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Post by dombesz » Sun, Apr 30, 2023, 1:03 PM UTC

petra wrote: post #6

This is possibly a cure for tinnitus. Which is awesome news!

What makes you think that?

Re: Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Regenerate Lost Hearing

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Post by pier25 » Sun, Apr 30, 2023, 3:32 PM UTC

petra wrote: post #6

This is possibly a cure for tinnitus. Which is awesome news!

Maybe some cases of tinnitus because AFAIK it commonly originates in the brain, not the ear.

Re: Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Regenerate Lost Hearing

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Post by jryb » Sun, Apr 30, 2023, 3:37 PM UTC

dombesz wrote: post #8

petra wrote: post #6

This is possibly a cure for tinnitus. Which is awesome news!

What makes you think that?

Many (maybe most?) tinnitus cases develop after some partial hearing loss. The mechanism is not known, but one hypothesis is that the brain is "compensating" for frequencies it never hears anymore.