Ginette, as the article have stated...
Special notes on this release
Thank you for your inquiry about the recent announcement that U-M scientists have used gene therapy to grow new auditory hair cells and restore hearing in deafened guinea pigs. The scientists in Dr. Raphael’s laboratory sincerely appreciate the excitement this research has generated.
We know there are millions of people with profound hearing loss waiting for new, more effective treatments. Because of the volume of calls and e-mails we’ve received, we are unable to answer everyone individually.
While this is an important scientific discovery, please remember that many years of additional research will be needed before this technology can be tested in human beings. Before new therapies can be offered to patients, we must be sure they are safe and effective in animals. U-M scientists are working to complete this initial stage of the research as quickly as possible.
At this point, there are no immediate plans for clinical trials - either at the U-M Health System or, to the best of our knowledge, at other institutions. If you’d like more information about current research in Dr. Raphael’s lab, go to http://www.khri.med.umich.edu/resear...ab/index.shtml.
(the link above is out of date so current is:
KHRI: Otopathology Laboratory )
So it will be decade....
(anyway I notice Kresge Hearing Research Institute is where my Surgeon Dr. now work at...
KHRI: Children's Hearing Lab )