Nerve cells focus of age-related hearing loss

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One-third of seniors between 65 to 74, and nearly half of those older than 75, have hearing loss, this according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

Age-related hearing loss has often been associated with a death in sensory cells, but new research has uncovered another culprit to this aging condition. Researchers at John Hopkins studied hearing loss in mice, in particular sensory cells and nerve cells within aging mice ears.

“The nerve cells that connect to the sensory cells of the inner ear are known to inhibit hearing, and although it’s not yet clear whether that’s their function in older mice, it’s quite likely,” said Paul Fuchs, a professor and surgeon at John Hopkins

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