Can We Reverse Hearing Damage?
Loud music at concerts is powerful enough to cause serious hearing damage. Julian explains how it might be possible to reverse this damage. Follow Julian on ...
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We’re rolling, Julian. What? We’re rolling! What? Are you deaf? … What? What’s up my knowledgeable audiophiles, Julian here for DNews. I don’t know if you’ve heard but scientists have recently made a breakthrough restoring the hearing of mice who had been deafened by loud noises. Researchers from the University of Michigan and Harvard Medical School manipulated the genes of mice so their inner ears made more of the protein Neurotrophin-3, or NT3. Then they partially deafened them with loud noise, presumably by blasting nickelback. After 2 weeks, mice with increased levels of NT-3 showed much improved hearing compared to the control group. So how does it work? Well the nerve cells connected to the hair follicles in your cochlea have a special structure at the synapse, call...
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We’re rolling, Julian. What? We’re rolling! What? Are you deaf? … What? What’s up my knowledgeable audiophiles, Julian here for DNews. I don’t know if you’ve heard but scientists have recently made a breakthrough restoring the hearing of mice who had been deafened by loud noises. Researchers from the University of Michigan and Harvard Medical School manipulated the genes of mice so their inner ears made more of the protein Neurotrophin-3, or NT3. Then they partially deafened them with loud noise, presumably by blasting nickelback. After 2 weeks, mice with increased levels of NT-3 showed much improved hearing compared to the control group. So how does it work? Well the nerve cells connected to the hair follicles in your cochlea have a special structure at the synapse, call...
