Researchers have come up with a new solution that could potentially cure hearing loss by repairing damaged cells and nerves inside the ear, a “novel” technique that works by ensuring liquid drugs stay in the inner ear and don’t get swept away.
As explained in a news release from the University of Southern California published in EurekAlert, USC and Harvard researchers devised a novel drug delivery technique that targets the cochlea, which is the inner ear structure that is responsible for delivering sound to the brain. As people age, or are exposed constantly to loud noises from machinery, concerts, and other sources, cells, neurons, and synapses that help the cochlea transmit sound begin breaking down, resulting in some form of hearing loss.
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