To reverse hearing loss look to... sea anemones!?

[Rusakov]

http://www.popsci.com/sea-anemone-proteins-might-help-reverse-hearing-loss?dom=rss-default

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Sea anemones might not attend ear-shattering concerts, but like humans they rely on tiny hairs to hear, and like us they sometimes damage these bundles. But unlike people, who are often stuck with hearing loss after sustaining trauma to the hairs in our ears, sea anemones can repair the damage within hours.

A new experiment indicates that the proteins anemones use for this enviable ability might be able to restore hearing in people too. Scientists removed inner ear tissue from mouse pups and then damaged the hairs in some of the samples. Hair bundles in tissue that was soaked in a mixture of anemone proteins for an hour ended up almost as healthy as hairs that had never been injured, indicating that the anemone treatment has promise for mammals.

 

 

[Dr. Orange]

This will go great with the deaf community. I can't wait for the sign language to translate this.

"Hey Dave, we're gonna smash up some sea anemones and wipe them on the inside of your ear so you can hear!"

"We're gonna what?"

[Rusakov]

11 hours ago, Dr. Orange said:

This will go great with the deaf community. I can't wait for the sign language to translate this.

"Hey Dave, we're gonna smash up some sea anemones and wipe them on the inside of your ear so you can hear!"

"We're gonna what?"

I'd like this treatment too. I haven't lost much hearing, but I kinda want it back to peak performance. Baby fresh hearing for me!