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Implant Injects DNA Into Ear, Improves Hearing
Many people with profound hearing loss have been helped by devices called cochlear implants, but their hearing is still far from normal. They often have trouble distinguishing different musical pitches, for example, or hearing a conversation in a noisy room. Now, researchers have found a clever way of using cochlear implants to deliver new genes into the ear—a therapy that, in guinea pigs, dramatically improves hearing.
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Oh, man. Sign me up. A questionable young adulthood in speed metal bands has permanently ruined my hearing. It would be worth a needle in the ear to be able to watch TV without captions again, or getting more than the general gist of spoken conversations. Superb news.