Post on 16-Jul-2015
Peninsula Hearing Center (619) 569-1937 San Diego, CA (858) 768-0454 La Jolla, CA
Is There Any Research Being Conducted
About Noise Induced Hearing Loss?
Most of the time hearing loss can be contributed
to hair cells that are damaged. Once the cells are
damaged they are not going to grow back.
Researchers are working to help identify some of
the genes that are imperative for an individual’s
hearing and development. They are also working
to identify the potential benefits of gene therapy
as a way to help re-grow the lost hair in
mammals.
The researchers are also working to help investigate a possible
way to prevent any hearing loss as a result of noise once the
person has been exposed to extreme volumes of noise. Exposure
to noise helps to trigger the formation of any molecules that are
destructive, which results in the death of the surrounding hair
cells. Researchers originally assumed that the antioxidants could
help to prevent the loss in hearing if they were given before the
individual was exposed to loud noises.
However, in one of the recent studies the antioxidants were given
to a guinea pig as far as three days after the exposure to noise
and there was still a substantial reduction in the amount of
hearing loss. These results help to signify that there is an open
window of which it is possible to help rescue an individual from
the potential damaging effects of being exposed to noise.
Peninsula Hearing Center (619) 569-1937 San Diego, CA (858) 768-0454 La Jolla, CA
They are now working on testing out a variety of nutrients,
vitamins and minerals to help prevent the potential loss in
hearing for students in college and members of the military.
Eventually they hope to have some more definitive answers on
what we are working with when it comes to hearing loss from
extensive exposure to noise.
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