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University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how cells that let us hear can repair themselves after being damaged, an insight that could benefit efforts to treat and prevent hearing loss.

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[-] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Best news I've heard all week.

[-] rodhlann@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago
[-] DoucheAsaurus@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Anyone who went to concerts without hearing protection really. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[-] 5redie8@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Jokes on you, I don't remember a time without the eeeeeeeeeee

[-] majkeli@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

*prevent some types of hearing loss.

[-] BedSharkPal@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Obvious a very low level study, but as someone with tinnitus any progress in their area is exciting!

[-] ShaunaTheDead@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

My wife has tinnitus and it's so strange to me that there's so little research into this topic and absolutely no answers or relief for people that suffer from it.

[-] lol3droflxp@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

It’s a complex disease with many mechanisms and causes but it doesn’t really kill people. So hard work and little urgency.

[-] xabe@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It doesn’t directly kill people, but a cause of suicide due to the extremely high impact of Tinnitus on mental health

[-] lol3droflxp@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

True, but nobody says xy died of tinnitus which is the deciding factor

[-] xabe@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I agree.

I just wish things were different, and tinnitus taken more seriously as a life-threatening illness.

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