Poll: Interested in the search for hearing loss cure? (e.g. stem cell, biomedical)

Have an interest in following biomedical news on the race to cure hearing loss?

  • Yes.

    Votes: 14 58.3%

  • No.

    Votes: 8 33.3%

  • Maybe, not sure.

    Votes: 2 8.3%
  • Total voters
    24
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Are you interested in the biomedical development on the race to find a cure for treatable hearing loss?
 
No not for me as I was born deaf and is happy this way.
I have no objections for late deafen or others who wishes to become hearing as it's their choice/life. And would respect their choices.
 
stem cells cured deafness? Yes!!!

hi,
I think everyone is free to do whatever he wants with his body. What if we should do together is interested in other forms of treatment for deafness, for example, is great news that children can be cured of deafness by companies such as "Bloom Cord Registry" which is investigating. Although not affected by one, I think we should not be selfish. Progress must continue, the stem cells is an option that you should observe.
greetings from Spain, excuse my bad translation.
 
souggy said:
Not really.

Not unless they figure out how to regrow an entire cochlea in a petri dish.
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2009; Tissue-Engineered Cochlear Implants: A Murine Stem Cell Model

Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering ... - Google Books



Conclusions and outlook
Substantial progress has been made in recent years to accumulate tools that potentially can be used, alone or in combination, to develop strategies for hair cell regeneration. Grafting of stem or progenitor cells, viral gene delivery, and manipulations that affect Atoh1 and cell cycle genes have all reached the proof-of-principle stage. At the same time, the accumulated knowledge of organ of Corti function—the integral interplay of OHC-based cochlear amplification, micromechanical movements and the importance of accessory structures such as the tectorial membrane—revealed a plethora of new challenges for cochlear hair cell regeneration. A systematic elaboration of these roadblocks is needed before it will be possible to judge whether mammalian cochlear hair cell regeneration will become a viable treatment option for future generations of people suffering from profound hearing loss.

Nevertheless, these challenges also bring opportunities for new discoveries. For basic science studies, we expect that the next decade will reveal many more aspects of the developmental principles underlying cochlear cell type specification. Exploration of new technologies—for example, the direct conversion of supporting cells in the damaged cochlea into a progenitor cell state—will require more knowledge about transcription factors that define the otic lineage. Likewise, we need to study in much more detail the molecular and cytohistological changes that happen in supporting cells in the organ of Corti after damage. These cells are the key targets of all the manipulations that we have discussed in this perspective. On the translational side, we expect that some of the proof-of-principle studies that we discussed will be refined—for example, by combination of specific strategies such as Atoh1 expression and temporary interference with cell cycle genes. Finally, the ball is in the court of bioengineers and clinician/scientists to develop appropriate devices and methods that will allow us to deliver progenitor cells, gene therapy vectors and drug candidates to the appropriate locations inside the cochlea, so that it will be possible to develop better animal models for regenerative studies. Overall, the task of regenerating cochlear sensory hair cells has not become less challenging, but recent advances now allow us to define the issues that still persist much better than ever before, which is providing a much-needed framework allowing the systematic study of potential treatment options.
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May 29, 2009 - Access to articles : Nature Neuroscience
 
Stem cells for me, please!

overthepond said:
No not for me as I was born deaf and is happy this way.
I have no objections for late deafen or others who wishes to become hearing as it's their choice/life. And would respect their choices.
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It's your ears and your choice. I respect your choice and am happy that you respect my choice to get stem cells. Yes I would eventually like to be hearing because this is the best possible hearing one can have. I also was born deaf but live in the hearing world. All my family is hearing and they would love for me to be hearing.

To everyone, I am currently composing a post in my blog(link in sig) about all the advantages stem cells has over cochlear implants. In a nutshell, it's cheaper, safer, better, more convinent, waterproof, reduce tinnitus, etc.
 
I said yes. At the moment I'm not necessarily concerned with WHAT method (stem cell, biomedical, etc.) but I am interested in the efforts that are being made. What each deaf individual does with what technology is available to them is entirely their choice. I'm still interested in the fact that advances are being made to give us these very choices.
 
Yes, I don´t mind to accept cons/pros on any new techology.


Why should I have my hearing loss cure when I accept my deafness long, long time ago? Why should I change it when I am happy.
 
deafdude1 said:
In a nutshell, it's cheaper, safer, better, more convinent, waterproof, reduce tinnitus, etc.
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CHEAPER: how can you say it? Nobody can know how much it will cost. It could be cheaper but even more expensive.

SAFER: it is possible, but there is no data about possible complications and risks. I do not really understand how you can be so sure.

BETTER: that's for sure. It promises to be a cure.

MORE CONVENIENT: it should regards costs, risks, effectiveness. Too early to evaluate. It will probably be, once well tested and established.

WATERPROOF: of course! ;)

REDUCE TINNITUS: yes, possible. Is there any data about that?


In summary: the concept is really really promising, I understand the excitement, but it is much too early for any evaluation. I really hope it will be availbalbe tomorrow, it would be a great thing! Anyway, we should rely on MEDICAL DATA, not press releases, marketing announcements, information got from the internet here and there...
 
Looks like so far 65% of those who responded in the poll are interested in keeping up with biomedical news covering the search for a cure for hearing loss.
 
this is an interesting poll, and more over, interesting results.

i think it would be great.
there are -no doubt- things that you miss when you're deaf (most of them are replaceable) and i really wish you could experience it.

BUT... i wonder what would happend to the group as culture. deaf culture bring to the hearing world another vision and perspective of the world itself, and that, obviously, would be lost.

i disagree with it if its for pursuit the "normalization" of the deaf.
 
Waxy said:
this is an interesting poll, and more over, interesting results.

i think it would be great.
there are -no doubt- things that you miss when you're deaf (most of them are replaceable) and i really wish you could experience it.

BUT... i wonder what would happend to the group as culture. deaf culture bring to the hearing world another vision and perspective of the world itself, and that, obviously, would be lost.

i disagree with it if its for pursuit the "normalization" of the deaf.
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Some cultures are slowly dying off due to advancement of mankind. They just end up dying off the way of the Dodo birds. Little by little until no one remembers.
 
kokonut said:
Some cultures are slowly dying off due to advancement of mankind. They just end up dying off the way of the Dodo birds. Little by little until no one remembers.
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Most of the Deaf here say they aren't touching stem cells(or anything else for the matter) However I expect just about all deaf babies born to hearing parents(and many deaf babies to deaf parents) to be treated/cured of their deafness with stem cells. Itll be as if they were born hearing.
 
Once a cure is proven effective and easily treatable on the treatment for hearing loss in babies I can guarantee you hearing parents will make the run and ensure their babies become fully hearing. That day WILL come. It's a matter of when.
 
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