Regenerating Hearing with Stem Cells | Hearing Well

Did you know that birds can regenerate their hearing capabilities in nature? Drawing inspiration from this amazing feat, Saaim Khan, a junior at Harvard University who experienced sudden sensorineural hearing loss when he was four years old, is currently researching how stem cells can be used to remedy hearing loss. Without any answers as to what caused his hearing loss, Saaim’s curiosity around that question transformed into a drive to find a way to regenerate hearing after loss in humans. He’s currently studying human developmental and regenerative biology in pursuit of this goal!
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[@sweetsandcharades8383]

Fascinating! I didn’t know birds could do that! Good luck on your research!

[@josephdwolfe]

I hope you also solve tinnitus

[@museumofscience]

Curious about organismal biology? Visit us in Boston and learn more in the Hall of Human Life:
www.mos.org/visit/exhibits/hall-human-life

[@juliablack2945]

My second cousin lost her hearing after falling down the stairs. She was completely deaf. Later as an adult she had a chiropracor agustment and regained her function. She could not handle the sounds and asked for the procedure to be reversed. She continued her life without sound.

[@Dianaspiridon-lb2gi]

❤🙏

[@ISMsoccerboy]

How did they reverse something when they didn't know how it occurred?

[@juliablack2945]

@@ISMsoccerboy The Chiropractor ajusted her and put her alignment back, I suppose.

[@vanessavitale8481]

The nerves that send signals from the brain to the ear are found in the neck. If the fall caused one of the nerves to pinch that control hearing, it could cause deafness(obviously not everyone is deaf from this though).

[@NaraRoy-]

Astonishing

[@cousinjake7986]

I wish you all the best in this important work. Id also point out that regardless of how much humans want to pretend otherwise, we Are nature, and whatever the answer to this question are, they're going to be found in nature.

[@JoelmysAnanYepezFreitez]

Thankyou❤

[@Bruce-mm2uc]

I hope you are successful because there are many people who would benefit 😊.

[@museumofscience]

Science has the capacity to help the public good!

[@kielwilson9734]

Love that in the late 90’s-early 2000’s there was a big hubbub about not doin research into stem cells because they were coming from fetuses. They don’t even need em form those sources anymore. Glad they got over that. Now look at all the true miracles that come from it. Doin gods work threw science 😅

[@marthageetha4079]

Phoenix regenerates