subject: Shouldn't There Be Some Kind Of Medication To Protect Me From Deafness? [print this page] The free radicals can kill the ear's hair like receptor cells that convert sound waves into electrical nerve messages. Once these receptor cells are dead, the hearing in damaged permanently.Increasing the level of antioxidants may improve the ear's natural defenses against free radicals and this could work as an effective preventative measure against damage; or, if carried out straight after hearing loss has occurred may prove to be a useful treatment. The experiments on animals have so far looked promising in terms of preventing hearing loss. Some experts remain fairly cautious about using the antioxidant approach. Future trials on lab animals will vary the level of the noise and the doses to see whether the antioxidant is likely to benefit people.
Shouldn't There Be Some Kind Of Medication To Protect Me From Deafness?
