Reversing Hearing Loss

Reversing Hearing Loss

"Hundreds of genes influence hearing loss, and although hearing aids and cochlear implants offer some reprieve, deafness reversal options do not exist.¹ In an early step to ameliorate one type of inner ear dysfunction, a recent study reported that timely activation of a gene associated with early onset deafness reversed hearing loss in mice.² This proof of concept approach may one day lead to a solution for people with hearing loss attributed to genetic causes."



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