Scientists develop new solution for treating hearing loss

Scientists in the United States are developing a new hearing aid that they claim will restore hearing in people who are deaf and hard of hearing.

This new aid will be kept in the inner ear, and will help repair damaged cells that cause hearing loss. This new aid has been developed by scientists at the University of Southern California as well as and Harvard University.

There are various factors that leads to loss of hearing, mainly age and exposure to noise. This leads to the breakdown of hair cells inside the ears.

Neurons that transmit noise to the brain are also damaged due to extreme noise or old age. Since ears are filled with fluid, any drug cannot be used as it will be washed away. That is why scientists decided to work on a new solution.

Until now, the solution has only been tried out in mice. But scientists are sure that they are on the right path, and that is can be used on humans as well. They say the solution brings new hope for people who are deaf and hard of hearing.

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