New aspects of inner ear research.
At birth, one in 850 babies are profoundly deaf, and hearing loss affects more than 50% of all people over 60 years of age. While hearing loss caused by disease of the external and/or middle ear is treatable, hearing loss as a result of damage to and loss of hair cells and/or auditory neurons can only be alleviated using prosthetic devices such as hearings aids or cochlear implants.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Dominik
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Brors
Daniel
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Bodmer
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000009:adverse effects; D003051:Cochlea / Q000294:innervation; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000639:trends; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000473:pathology*; D017950:Ganglia, Sensory / Q000473:pathology; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology
D000975:Antioxidants; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors