Noise-induced hearing loss, also known as sensorineural hearing loss, has up until now been impossible to block in order to prevent.
However, a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, claim a new drug compound may have the ability to block damaging high volume sounds.
New Drug Compound for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
The study explains that researchers have found a drug compound that may prevent noise-induced hearing loss.
Researchers who conducted the study say the data suggests a means of maintaining normal hearing thresholds while protecting against noise-induced synaptopathy, via “selective blockade of CP-AMPARs.”
What is Sensorineural Hearing Loss?
More than 460 million people in the world are affected by sensorineural hearing loss. The figure is only set to rise, and is estimated by the World Health Organization to hit a high of 900 million by the year 2050.
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