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Submitted by jenterp, Aug 29, 2008 14:42

If I understand this correctly, re-growing the cillia is possible so it would only help those people who are, for example, late-deafened adults (born hearing and deaf from cillia damage). This does nothing for deafness caused by any other reason. People who are genetically deaf, or deaf due to other reasons not related to the presence of cillia would be unaffected. Right?

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If I understand this correctly, re-growing the cillia is possible so it would only help those people who are, for...	jenterp	Aug 29, 2008 14:42
Great for people who want to improve their hearing (hard of hearing, or hearing culture folks) but it should be... [MORE]	sandra	Aug 29, 2008 13:18
Seems to me the ethical thing to do is stop cochlear implants since it removes or further damages the nerve.... [MORE]	codaboy	Aug 29, 2008 13:12
Stem Cell therapy is as natural as it can get. [MORE]	blueeyedcat	Aug 29, 2008 00:40
As a person who has had some deafness since childhood, I applaud this development. I often must remain silent during... [MORE]	petitjean	Aug 28, 2008 16:21
I find this is outrageous after all people get the damage in their ears by noise pollution so it'll destroy... [MORE]	DeafSweetMind	Aug 28, 2008 05:34
Good. Next they really need to work on Tinnitus! [MORE]	Tom Jones	Aug 28, 2008 02:06

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