Hearing loss is complicated. Based on your profile (frequency vs. degree of loss), hearing aids may not help enough. However a good analogy is that they are like crutches. Just like crutches do not restore walking capability but help improve mobility something similar happens with h aids.
Cochlear implant has existed for a long time but the problem is limitations in terms of profile it creates. I believe Neuralink is the only ultimate solution that might work giving you the capability to experience even frequencies beyond what humans normally hear which is if the biological approaches do not work.
The inner ear consisted of 15000 hair cells which are the crux of this. Idea behind regenerative medicine was to induce pluripotent stem cells to convert to these hair cells and replace those hair cells that were damaged or destroyed. Personally i think this approach will be like Nuclear Fusion, always 20 years away. At this point i personally think Neuralink may be achieved first, this is because of the amount of $ and interest in that space along with the wider repercussions.
> i think this approach will be like Nuclear Fusion, always 20 years away
Oh man that sucks going to take that long. It does seem like the "ultimate thing" regarding stem cells. Neuralink itself sounds "too convenient"/makes it seem easy, not sure about accuracy... will see. Still seems like trying to thread a needle with a mallet sort of thing.
Cochlear implant has existed for a long time but the problem is limitations in terms of profile it creates. I believe Neuralink is the only ultimate solution that might work giving you the capability to experience even frequencies beyond what humans normally hear which is if the biological approaches do not work.
The inner ear consisted of 15000 hair cells which are the crux of this. Idea behind regenerative medicine was to induce pluripotent stem cells to convert to these hair cells and replace those hair cells that were damaged or destroyed. Personally i think this approach will be like Nuclear Fusion, always 20 years away. At this point i personally think Neuralink may be achieved first, this is because of the amount of $ and interest in that space along with the wider repercussions.