Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration — Maybe We Can Know More
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Rubenslash
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On what do you base your statement? Seems like this is the first time you hear about HC regeneration so stop making silly predictions based on nothing.
Artur
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- Oct 27, 2017
- 76
- Tinnitus Since
- 29/06/2017 or 30/06/2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Noise Exposure
Specially now with the new biotechnologies coming at the turn of this decade, with CRISPR and new forms of gene therapies.
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- May 7, 2015
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- Tinnitus Since
- 29.09/2014
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Acoustic trauma using headphones
One can be well informed and positive.
One can be uninformed and positive.
One can be well informed and sceptic/negative.
One can be uninformed and negative.
You, sir are the latter, and just a wast of space, I´m afraid!
I have in my possession industry standard and benchmarked Springer books which publish peer-reviewed research about hearing in animals and man at the molecular level so these people who have conducted the research know what they're talking about
Yes, I will probably die before you - who knows?
I look forward to the clinical trials en masse on real people and the trials will be such a success that deafened people will be queuing up for surgery.
I wager this queue won't happen in my remaining lifetime
There once a lived a great mind who warned us to constantly revise our beliefs with respect to disease processes in the ear, (unlike ours) his generation made "huge" leaps in disorders of the ear. There was Harold Schuknect and there is everyone else. Had he lived today, I have no doubt he would be involved in disruptive technology to repair the damaged ear. This chapter from Baloh on Schuknect's quest against quackery in Otology for everyone's book collection.
http://docdro.id/HSyXV0L
http://docdro.id/HSyXV0L
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/ru-ies110317.php
https://www.actiononhearingloss.org...ving-delivery-of-stem-cells-to-the-inner-ear/
I don't think these have been posted. Lets keep the thread to facts and not speculation.
https://www.actiononhearingloss.org...ving-delivery-of-stem-cells-to-the-inner-ear/
I don't think these have been posted. Lets keep the thread to facts and not speculation.
nah I disagree my ENTs were dirtbags, I wanted to punch one or kill so bad. Still do but that's just because of my deteriorating mental state (thanks tinnitus, the gift that keeps on giving).
I wait and wait and wait, MONTHS, several of them... and they see me for 2 minutes? ZERO effort to find out, potentially, what is causing the tinnitus. NO EFFORT. Nothing. Not even MRI referral. Just, "oh hai, good hearing, now leave!". The other, "uh, well, yeah! sorry this is happening to you!". You want me not to be hard on them? This condition has ruined my life, and my career. They didn't even try and that's why I hate ENTs. They didn't even say, "hearing loss", just... "DUNNO!". And didn't bother beyond that. I wouldn't feel as PISSED if they tried... oh I dunno doing their job? Maybe stick a camera up my nose, CAT/MRI, something? Nope, just a big eff you! Sorry, I guess since I don't have a serious condition, this isn't a big deal to ENTs, but it has ruined me. I barely feel human
ManagerYou made me curious! What state or country were these students from?
I don't think it's a niche topic. Regenerative medicine in all of its glory is a subject that has been widely discussed and fiercely debated in media. It is certainly not unheard of in the medical field or among professional researchers and educators.
Some people maybe got stuck on discussing the ethics of using embryonic stem cells, and could not see past that. Some may be just out of the loop, not in touch with the latest developments in science and technology. Some may not have a pressing need to see these scientific advancements get a green light so they never bother reading the science section of the newspaper.
Regardless! Regenerative medicine, and personalized medicine is the medicine of the 21 century! Biology students should have come in touch with regenerative medicine at some point, regardless of what their specialty is. But being a PhD candidate in otology and not knowing about these efforts to regenerate the hair cells is a bit surprising. But not as surprising as working in the field for the last 20 to 30 years and not knowing anything about it.
- Nov 6, 2017
- 177
- Tinnitus Since
- 26-9-2017
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Unknow possibly noise trauma
That looks like another reason to be hopeful!
With this company, we are now at 29 companies working towards reversing sensori-neural hearing loss.
Here's the company's web page: https://ear-cell.com/
There's not really any useful information, and at this point I am pretty skeptical. The "scientific articles" are a joke. In contrast to the Draper Laps pump, there's no information on the "FluidSync micropump".
Maybe there is something there. Happy to be wrong, but I am not holding my breath.
Not to mention all the other medical companies working with different research that could lead to a breakthrough in e.g. hearing loss. I'm saying the focus should not entirely be on those who are doing research on the inner ear... There are numerous examples of meds being developed for one thing then ending up curing something completely different.
And with all the research going on and how fast we are moving on, I am having a hard time believing we wont see a cure or relief within 10 years of time.
And with all the research going on and how fast we are moving on, I am having a hard time believing we wont see a cure or relief within 10 years of time.
Are these stem cells that convert into neurons the same stem cells that frequency uses to convert into hair cells? Would doing one procedure make the other less effective? If so what is more important for tinnitus many more neuron connections or new hair cells connections?
https://newatlas.com/stem-cell-hearing-cancer-risk/52108/
No. The Song et al paper is doing something completely different and is very much basic science research.
If anyone is interested this video was just uploaded half an hour ago. Its by frequency inc. it said at the beginning of the video.
It's a video of Chris Loose who is the Chief Scientific Officer at Frequency. There's no new information though he does clarify the difference between progenitor cells and stem cells which folks seem to confuse sometimes. You can see some more info about Chris Loose at http://bigthink.com/experts/chris-loose
I get the impression he is addressing the scare some people have that stem-cell therapies can turn into uncontrolled growth of cells.
Christian78
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- Dec 17, 2013
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- (Sep 2013)
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- progressive tinnitus, time of expiring in next 3-6 months
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