Study Points to Possible New Therapy for Hearing Loss

Researchers have taken an important step toward what may become a new approach to restore hearing loss. In a new study, out today in the European Journal of Neuroscience, scientists have been able to regrow the sensory hair cells found in the cochlea – a part of the inner ear – that converts sound vibrations into electrical signals and can be permanently lost due to age or noise damage.

Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - October 15, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news