Auditory nervous system function after treatment with trophic agents

部分或完全耳聋影响了11%的澳大利亚人，并造成了巨大的个人、社会和经济损失。在全球范围内，超过60，000名聋人现在可以理解口语，因为仿生耳。然而，在长时间耳聋后，仿生耳刺激的耳内神经会死亡，从而降低听力质量。我们的研究测试了神经生长因子和神经刺激的生物干预是否可以保护神经功能并改善仿生耳的听力。

Partial or complete deafness affects 11% of Australians and has great personal, social and economic cost . Worldwide, over 60,000 deaf people can now understand spoken language because of the Bionic Ear. However, after prolonged deafness, the nerves in the ear that the BIonic Ear stimulates die, reducing hearing quality. Our research tests whether biological interventions with nerve growth factors and nerve stimulation can preserve nerve function and improve hearing with the Bionic Ear.