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Can deafness be cured using stem cells? Treatment that can allow people to hear again may be ready in 10 years

Stem cell treatment for deafness Researchers have grown  healthy human ear hair cells using stem cells These could one day be used to replace faulty ear cells in deaf people  Patients born deaf are currently treated with an artificial cochlear implant  Scientists believe they are ‘on the brink’ of a cure for hereditary deafness using...