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Study posits Meds to decrease bone loss may repair Sensorineural heari

Posted by lizzy102 @lizzy102, Jul 21, 2020

Bone disease medications may reverse hearing loss https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-bone-disease-medications-reverse-loss.html

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Julie, Volunteer Mentor | @julieo4 | Jul 21, 2020

This excellent article shares statistical information while defining the difference between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. A lot of fascinating medical research is going on. Well worth reading. Thank you for sharing the article and sharing 'hope' for people who don't hear well.

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eileen123 | @eileen123 | Jul 27, 2020

this is encouraging, but still a few years away it seems. Thank you for sharing.

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urgentresearch | @urgentresearch | Sep 5, 2020

Here is a link to the study that is referenced in the article @lizzy102 shared:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2020.00087/full
Regeneration of Cochlear Synapses by Systemic Administration of a Bisphosphonate
Front. Mol. Neurosci., 14 July 2020

Here is some more coverage of this exciting news:
https://hms.harvard.edu/news/dramatic-effect
https://focus.masseyeandear.org/researching-a-medication-to-treat-sensorineural-hearing-loss/

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Julie, Volunteer Mentor | @julieo4 | Sep 5, 2020

It's exciting to think they are even talking about curing sensorineural hearing loss! So pleased that research is being done in this field. It has been a long time coming.

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