Inner Ear Hair Cells Can "Self Repair" After Damage
2023年7月7日 · Prolonged exposure to loud noise harms hair cells in a variety of ways, and one of those is by damaging the cores of the “hairs” themselves. These hair-like structures are known as stereocilia, and Shin’s new research shows a process they use to repair themselves.
Scientists Regenerate Hair Cells that Enable Hearing
2023年4月19日 · A research team led by Zheng-Yi Chen, an HMS associate professor of otolaryngology and associate scientist in the Eaton-Peabody Laboratories at Mass Eye and Ear, reported creating a drug-like cocktail of different molecules that successfully regenerated hair cells in a mouse model by reprogramming a series of genetic pathways within the inner ear.
Scientists Discover Repair Process That Fixes Damaged Hair Cells
2023年7月10日 · 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. Sensory hair cells found in the inner ear are important both for the ability to hear and for a sense of balance.
Mechanisms of hair cell damage and repair - PMC - PubMed …
Sensory hair cells of the inner ear are exposed to continuous mechanical stress, causing damage over time. The maintenance of hair cells is further challenged by damage from a variety of other ototoxic factors, including loud noise, aging, genetic defects, and ototoxic drugs.
Scientists discover natural repair process that fixes damaged hearing cells
2023年7月10日 · Prolonged exposure to loud noise harms hair cells in a variety of ways, and one of those is by damaging the cores of the "hairs" themselves. These hair-like structures are known as...
If tinnitus is, in many cases, caused by damaged ear hair cells, …
2022年9月12日 · If my understanding is correct, tinnitus is in most cases caused by damage to the inner ear hair cells, especially on the basal parts of the cochlea, which correspond to high frequencies. So, for example, you lose a few hair cells on …
Unlocking Auditory Resilience: How Our Hearing Cells Self-Repair
2023年7月10日 · Researchers found that the ‘hair cells’ in our inner ear, crucial for hearing and balance, can repair themselves after suffering from damage. Contrary to the common belief that these cells, once destroyed, are irrevocably lost, this research demonstrates their resilience and self-repair ability under stress.
Mechanisms of Hair Cell Damage and Repair
2019年4月13日 · Broken tip links are repaired in both regenerating and nonregenerating hair cells. Intense noise exposure damages the stereocilia F-actin core, which may be repaired by localized F-actin remodeling. Ribbon synapse loss, which can reduce hearing ability in noisy environments, may or may not be reversible.
Scientists develop method to repair damaged structures deep inside the ear
Researchers at USC and Harvard have developed a new approach to repair cells deep inside the ear -- a potential remedy that could restore hearing for millions of elderly people and others who...
Scientists discover repair process that fixes damaged hearing cells
2023年7月6日 · 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...