Stem cells therapy for sensorineural hearing loss
There is no traditional treatment that re-establishes auditory function. 使用干细胞的再生疗法是一种有前途的替代疗法.
干细胞分化为毛细胞和听觉神经元成功率高, 达到 82% 对于第一个和 100% for the latter. Remarkably, these differentiated cells are able to interact with hair cells and auditory neurons of cochlear explants through formation of new synapses.
Advances have been more prominent in cases of auditory neuropathy, since partial improvement of auditory nerve conditions through cell-based therapy may increase the number of patients