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We may soon be able to treat hearing loss from loud noises and aging with drugs

Researchers have found a gene that links deafness to cell death in the inner ear in humans – creating new opportunities.

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Progressive Charlestown: Cure for Led Zeppelin syndrome?

A person's hearing can be damaged by loud noise, aging and even certain medications, with little recourse beyond a hearing aid or cochlear implant.

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Research discovers gene that links deafness to inner ear cell death

Research discovers gene that links deafness to inner ear cell death
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Drug could prevent hearing loss from loud music and aging

Drug could prevent hearing loss from loud music and aging
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Gene Linked to Hearing Loss From Loud Music and Aging Identified

They found that mutations in this gene trigger a molecular process known as the unfolded protein response (UPR), leading to the death of hair cells in the inner ear, contributing to deafness.

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