Stanford Discovery Could Lead To Cure For Deafness

[CanadaDan]

I think I'm going to wade into the discussion here ....

The difference between a cure for late deafened ex hearing adults and dhh kids, is that kids can adapt to being dhh much better then adults. Most dhh kids will never really know what it's like to experiance normal hearing. They can adapt very easily to being dhh.

Using the same kind of logic, I would argue that it would be much easier for a d/hh child to adapt to being fully hearing, than it would be for, say, a middle-aged d/hh adult who has had a hearing impairment from birth ...

 

[faire_jour]

I think I'm going to wade into the discussion here ....



Using the same kind of logic, I would argue that it would be much easier for a d/hh child to adapt to being fully hearing, than it would be for, say, a middle-aged d/hh adult who has had a hearing impairment from birth ...

And that is why CI's produce better results with little kids than they do older children or teens.

 

[deafdyke]

Bottom line, there are people who would jump at the chance for this cure whether if they were born with a hearing loss or acquired their hearing loss later on in life. Then there are those who won't take it for a variety of reasons.

Yes, but the question is WHY they want the cure. Is it b/c they haven't mentally come to terms with and accepted their disabilty as just another difference? I actually had surgery as a teen that would have turned me physically hearing (atresia repair) At the time I totally thought I wanted it. But luckily it failed. I now look back and realize that I simply hadn't come to terms with the fact that I was disabled, and disabilty is just another difference.
Again, I can TOTALLY see how someone with a late deaf loss would want to be cured. And I support research for cures in that area 100%

 

[Pro Cure]

Isnt it funny some say that hearing is not a disabiltity then other times they say it is not.
Some say hearing loss should not be cured yet they go and have a hearing aid or C.I.
Isnt that curing hearing to some degree.
Some say I am not disabled I enjoy being deaf yet they have never have known what it is like to enjoy music , the sound of the sea like a normal hearing person would ,enjoy normal communication with people , socialising with the majority , aware of hazard / danger / warning sounds like sirens or someone creeping up to rob you in the middle of the night.
Dis-ability is just that ,it is the fact that you are unable (ability) to do certain things.
If you are unable to hear you have a disability to hear things , it is a disabilty.
Wouldnt it be better to have the choice to hear at least have the option.
To be able to hear when required rather that not.
After all ,if you do not want to hear then just stick some earplugs in if hearing is restored.
Its not just these aspects of hearing that bother me.
Tinnitus is something that is not quality sound ,id rather listen to my most unfavourite soundtrack.
The sense of sound is a blessing to many that take it for granted until its gone.
There is not one day I dont think about how much I would sacrifice to have my hearing back that was stolen from two weeks of antibiotic treatment.
I am a scientist and believe that any individual should have the option to restore their hearing if possible.
No one has the right prevent or frown upon this option.
Maybe if some knew what it is like to hear noramally then they may have a differient opinion.
I have never ,not in all my life suffered so much as when I lost my hearing 10 months ago.
So for those that are against a cure I hope that you realise how wrong it is to take that stance ,to take away an option for such a great human sense.
Trust me you will never know what its like till yourve lost it.
Kokonut I agree with you all the way the option should be there if one wishes to take it.
I hope and pray to god every day they find a cure !!!

 

[Phi4Sius]

Also notice in the article how they point to around 10 years away now...not 20. 10. It may be even less if this ends up working well. Imagine if this research develops a cure. I don't know about you, but I would love to know what music really sounds like with two ears, what it's like to go in and out of the water (swimming) without having to pay attention to whether or not my hearing aid is in, or what all the sounds sound like with natural hearing. I don't remember it because my severe-profound hearing loss happened when I was really young.

I can't wait to see what the Stanford Researchers are able to come up with. It's only a matter of time.

Truly astounding.

I am, however, waiting for FDA approval and the first several hundred case studies to show the results of this. I don't want to do just any old treatment. I would like to make sure that there is some degree of success first.

It seems to be beginning.

 

[Bebonang]

There will never be a cure because once you lost your hearing through illness or damage from noise pollution like at a rock concert or working on jackhammer with amount of loud noises, it won't be the same sound as you had heard before. Everyone of us have different degrees of hearing when we use hearing aids or CIs. Even in stem cells may not be a difference at all to make all the sounds clear and normal. I would not change anything for me to hearing as I like to be Deaf no matter what.