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  • More than half the population over the age of 60 are hard of hearing or deaf
  • 15 000 microscopic hair cells detect sound in the cochlea



 

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How nasal stem cells might prevent childhood deafness

MEDIA RELEASE: 11 Feb 2011
Researchers at Garvan have shown for the first time in mice that nasal stem cells injected into the inner ear have the potential to reverse or restore hearing during early onset sensorineural hearing loss.
 
 

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