Using Stem Cells to Cure Hearing Loss?

Challenges of Stem Cell Therapy for Curing Hearing Loss. Dr. Cliff Olson, Audiologist and founder of Applied Hearing Solutions in Phoenix Arizona, discusses the challenges behind using Stem Cells to cure hearing loss.

[lancelotkamaka]

A cure for hearing loss would make my life so so worth living for.

[jimidharma]

As an audio engineer with mild-moderate hearing loss & persistent tinnitus, this would be a game-changer for me.

[dodgers]

This would be unbelievable. If they are looking for volunteers, I’m in.

[iceblu]

I had such a sensitive hearing when I was a kid. Although music has always been my life, I could never go to concerts, it took me 8 years to get used to loud sound. I am now feeling like I am not really that able to hear the very very very high frequencies. Like, 21 000 hz, which I used to hear at 14 years old. I am now almost 19 and I now cannot anymore. I am starting to panick. It would be a heavenly blessing to find a cure to this. May God help all the scientists who are working on this!

And oh, for the love of God, STOP listening music with headphones for over 2 hours straight and with loud volume, no matter how good that song is, especially as a teen!

[DJCLAPBACK]

Praying Every Day. Tinnitus, Hearing Loss and Hyperacusis is not a Joke!

[ArizonabearDown]

I AM ALL IN! I would like to devout my life on helping scientists find a cure for hearing loss. I am young adult struggling with mild to moderate hearing loss. I am living in a loud city where it is hard to connect with people my age. With having to wear earplugs everywhere to protect my ears is very stressful and embarrassing. I feel like my life is wasting away because a lot of people my age are going out to loud places. It is 2024 and it is time for scientists to recognize that the world is only going to get louder and louder. People with hearing loss are being left behind and hearing aids not that advancement where it can feel like a having a new set of ears.

[gvillarreal]

Hi Doctor, I love it when you talk about future cures for hearing loss and wish you did it more often as it gives us hope, love u brother, wish we had more audiologists out here in los Angeles that are as good as you and and as attentive for the success of the client.

[kilgary]

When FX-322 failed, I got my CI. Happy with my decision. Streaming this to my processor. Voices are still a little too deep but at least I can understand all the words again.

[bobbray]

Would be nice. We'll see. Hope it doesn't fizzle out like FX-322.

[barryalanlevine]

Thank you for not saying that the solution is probably about "10 years" off because everyone has been saying "10 years" for the past 20 years and I'm tired of hearing "just 10 more years." That said, I've got no doubt that the advent of AI will help to accelerate progress exponentially, as it should for most medical breakthroughs. So who knows...maybe "10 more years" may now be a realistic ballpark...though personally, I'm hoping for five.

[richard]

In about 2015 I had a hearing test analyzed by a retired professor at Stanford Medical Center Hearing Clinic. I asked him what the future looked like for hearing aids. He volunteered that stem cells were being studied and he was hopeful. Nine years later here we are. Cool 😊

[Jean]

Cure hearing loss for good? Im definely interested! It would be the most significant discovery in medical science !

[FocusST]

I could never fully hear and always thought that how it was for all. When I joined the military at 18 I learned I had hearing loss. Almost discharged me for it. It's been over a decade since being told and my condition has worsened along with my quality of life. It's frustrating saying what 10 times to finally hear everything. It's impossible to go to loud or crowded places. All the noise overloads my brain and I get angry. Saw a hearing doc couple years ago, they seemed to think it's genetic. So if this actually works sign me up, I've tried several hearing aids to no avail. I'm still "young" and knowing one day I'll wake up and not hear anything haunts me day to day.

[nihatdirik]

Thanks Doctor Cliff,
This is Niko from Turkey. Please keep us updated. 🙏

[markignaczak]

Great content as always, Dr.C. It’s been interesting to watch the hearing loss drug/treatment pipeline increase over the last few years. I’m confident that the potential market size will drive large and small pharma to a cure and / or treatment. Looking forward to that day. 🙌🏼👏🏼💪🏼

[JRMSS]

Thanks for the truth about curing hearing loss, will not keep my hopes up any longer😥

[professorjack]

A car tire exploded in my left ear when working at Toyota in my early 20s. Sucks, I constantly listen to things with my right ear vs left ear and it's depressing. At least my right ear still works.

[khushipatel]

But when will it approved ? .. how much time taken it ??

[kaylasmusic]

I think they’d have to have something soon, there was some video they went viral about this baby who had their hearing successfully restored with some sort of surgery

[skm]

Absolutely interested in stem cell therapy!! Wow, hope they get this figured out!!!😊