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General Category => AN Issues => Topic started by: chocolatetruffle on December 09, 2008, 10:29:02 pm

Title: Brain stem cells could be transplanted to cure hearing loss
Post by: chocolatetruffle on December 09, 2008, 10:29:02 pm

just want to share this interesting read on stem cells to treat hearing loss - amazing, the leaps and bounds of technology!!!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/3684290/Brain-stem-cells-could-be-transplanted-to-cure-hearing-loss-say-scientists.html

Title: Re: Brain stem cells could be transplanted to cure hearing loss
Post by: hruss on January 07, 2009, 03:03:50 pm

this article is very promising!! esp for those like me who are SSD!!
but i doubt i would undergo another surgery voluntarily!!  :D enough for this season!  ;D
thank you for sharing it!!
x

Title: Re: Brain stem cells could be transplanted to cure hearing loss
Post by: Sam Rush on January 07, 2009, 03:20:51 pm

Won't work for those of us w/ post-op SSD, esp. trans-lab. We are missing more than cochlear hair cells!!!. It seems mainly for age related hearing loss, or loud noise ear damage.

Title: Re: Brain stem cells could be transplanted to cure hearing loss
Post by: Joef on January 09, 2009, 06:58:06 pm

I tell people my ear lobe is like window dressing/curtains on a wall without a window !  :o

Title: Re: Brain stem cells could be transplanted to cure hearing loss
Post by: leapyrtwins on January 10, 2009, 03:14:31 pm

Quote from: Sam Rush on January 07, 2009, 03:20:51 pm

Won't work for those of us w/ post-op SSD, esp. trans-lab. We are missing more than cochlear hair cells!!!. It seems mainly for age related hearing loss, or loud noise ear damage.

Thanks for the clarification - and the medical opinion, Sam.  I was getting false hopes reading this article.  Guess I'll have to just stick with my BAHA.

Jan

Title: Re: Brain stem cells could be transplanted to cure hearing loss
Post by: cheza on January 12, 2009, 03:15:00 pm

Quote from: leapyrtwins on January 10, 2009, 03:14:31 pm

Quote from: Sam Rush on January 07, 2009, 03:20:51 pm

Won't work for those of us w/ post-op SSD, esp. trans-lab. We are missing more than cochlear hair cells!!!. It seems mainly for age related hearing loss, or loud noise ear damage.

Thanks for the clarification - and the medical opinion, Sam.  I was getting false hopes reading this article.  Guess I'll have to just stick with my BAHA.

Jan

Having read the artical I too have to agree with sam its not the ear hairs that are damaged its more than that, like myself the nerve has been completely removed as my tumour had basically grown all around the nerve, in fact the ear hairs still work perfectly.....ever had tinnitus or that horrible zzzzeeeeerrrrrrrrring noise that makes you jump about 5ft in the air, thats because the ear hairs are still picking up vibrations.

Interesting artical though, who knows mmaybe in the future they will have a cure for us ANers too.

Title: Re: Brain stem cells could be transplanted to cure hearing loss
Post by: leapyrtwins on January 13, 2009, 10:43:00 am

Well, I'm no doctor - but Sam is - so I just figured he wasn't leading us astray  ;)

Jan