Possible cure for deafness

[joanna_an]

I read this article.. Thought it could be of interest
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/250197.php

Really hope this gonna happen soon..

[arizonajack]

I'll be the first on line for that treatment.

[Jim Scott]

Joanna ~

Thanks for the link.  This research news on stem cells being used to regenerate hearing nerves is both exciting and encouraging!

Jim

[joanna_an]

I had a look after posting at the date of the article.. It's actually from September 2012.. I wonder why doctors don't know about this possibility.. I told my radiation oncologist that I do not want to cut my nerves out due to the possibility of a cure somewhere in the future.. and he told me that I will never get my hearing back (there will never be something to cure this nerve damage).. But this article proves otherwise..

[Kathleen_Mc]

Encouraging for those who still have the auditory nerve! (mine was cut right back to just where it "plugs in" to the brain") .....don't think this would be helpful for those like me!

[terisandler]

I did not see ANs mentioned while reading the above mentioned article.  It seems to relate to a different, hereditary or environment caused deafness relating to hair cells in the ears.  I am definitely no expert but I do not interpret anything I read as this being a potential cure for deafness.

[joanna_an]

This is what the article says:
"The problem lies mainly with the neurons or nerve cells connecting the brain to the inner-ear hair cells that translate sound into electrical signals.

People with this form of hearing loss are usually born with it, and some cases are known to be caused by faulty genes that have already been identified."

I think damage caused by an AN can be included.. I think the treatment could work for us if and when it is going to be available.