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At this point there is no medical cure for hearing loss for people.
This research was started when it was discovered that birds could regrow their damaged hair cells related to hearing.
They have been able to restore the hearing in some mice with gene therapy.
I checked an actual research article (rather than a science magazine's article ABOUT a research article). The tl;dr summary at the end is pretty clear:
The above link is the source of the actual research article written by the researcher.
In addition, not all hearing loss is the result of hair cell damage/breakage. Mine is nerve damage, and it's genetic, and I was born with it, and it's progressive. There is no "cure" for this deafness, there is only prosthetic substitution (in the form of hearing aids for me and millions of people around the world, cochlear implants for others).
My hair is as good today blare as it was 40 years ago and my hearing is bad thanks to shooting guns.
Something I was thinking about for adults who were born deaf. What would it be like for them to hear for the first time?
It seems like they would have to go through a process of learning how to communicate through hearing speech and responding to it. These deaf people have never learned to communicate through speech. I think many would still rely on sign language for a period of time even after having their hearing restored. They would also have to learn to recognize various sounds that they have never clearly heard before. Seems like getting their hearing restored would come with many new adjustments.
I also don't mind taking a hearing test, I've been experiencing hearing loss in my left ear as a result of wearing headphones and listening to music all night for the past few years. I started having hearing problems, so I decided to have a hearing test and subsequently discovered that I had hearing loss. Hearing aids were recommended by the audiologist, and they proved to be quite beneficial as I can listen and understand all that is said with my left hear.
I was born with hearing loss, but I was not deaf. I could hear, but not very good. I had to see a speech therapist for years. When I was in elementary school I had to sit in front and wear headphones. This was in the mid 1950's. My parents nor I could afford hearing aids until I got my first one in the 80's. I lived out in the country with a lot of trees and when I first got home I was startled by the sounds of the wind blowing in the trees, birds, etc. I only got a full set of HA about 5 years ago from Costco due to the cost. I have to have the full mold behind the ear type. My wife is starting to get concerned that if she falls or something during the night while I am sleeping I would not hear her. I am thinking about getting a cheap inside the ear model to sleep in.
For the past few years, I've suffered hearing loss in my left ear as a result of wearing headphones and listening to music all night. When I began to experience hearing problems, I decided to have a hearing test, which indicated that I was kind off deaf. The audiologist suggested Oticon hearing aids, which have proven to be quite useful throughout the years because I can now hear and understand everything that is spoken with my left ear.
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