Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss Now Lists Tinnitus

[Joeseph Stope]

Glow-in-the-dark axolotls reveal a clue in the mystery of limb regeneration

To cheer you up and divert your attention from tinnitus:

a) It is all about retinoic acid! Now why did I not think of that!
b) Humanity has been evolving in the wrong direction. We should reverse course and develop back into lizards.

This seems somewhat remote from regrowing hair cells. Out on a limb, if you will pardon the pun.

But hey, something is presented on a silver plate only on the rarest of occasions. It usually needs to be tweaked a bit to suit the purpose.

Enjoy.

 

[Frédéric]

Do you think they are close to solving the problem and restoring hearing? It certainly seems that way. Thank you for sharing. I really hope it happens soon.

What a coincidence, especially as we search for answers to our million dollar question. Stankovic from Stanford just released this article:

Clinical Trials in Otology and Neurotology: State of the Science

 

[LovableGamer]

What a coincidence, especially as we search for answers to our million dollar question. Stankovic from Stanford just released this article:

Clinical Trials in Otology and Neurotology: State of the Science

So does this mean they are conducting trials? I've struggled with ear infections, which I believe may be related to vestibular function or Eustachian tube dysfunction, although I'm not completely sure. In any case, I just want to hear normally—so sign me up when it happens!

 

[Joeseph Stope]

What a coincidence, especially as we search for answers to our million dollar question. Stankovic from Stanford just released this article:

Clinical Trials in Otology and Neurotology: State of the Science

I read one of the reports from your link, and it provides a good overview of the direction audiology research has been taking. It highlights how the field of knowledge is evolving and emphasizes that there are still significant gaps that need to be filled.

For example, one research team might focus on synapse regeneration, while another might be working on Alpha-blockers, and so on.

My instinct tells me that the best approach would be to look at the bigger picture—to try to understand the entire problem, which is ultimately about restoring hearing. But I am not an audiologist, and I am certainly not a scientist.

So perhaps the ongoing search for the "magic molecule" will eventually bring relief—or even freedom—to us tinnitus sufferers, while the broader challenge of curing deafness may remain unresolved for now.

Maybe the best, or even the only, strategy is to do what the research teams are doing: fill the gaps in knowledge. And eventually—who knows? They might solve it all.