Birds Can Repair Their Hearing

In the US, 13% of persons have hearing loss in either one or both ears. With it, there would be about 30 million people. Finding a solution that might resolve the problem and restore hearing is a huge industry. Nature may hold the key, as it has been discovered that birds cannot become permanently deaf. The explanation for this is that their ears can heal themselves after being damaged.

That's it, if there is damage to the hair-like cells in your brain that carry vibrations for your brain to perceive as sound. If they are all destroyed, your hearing could be lost forever. However, when their cells are damaged, birds and some reptiles and amphibians simply produce new ones. Unlocking the science behind it might result in a cure for what used to be human hearing loss that was permanent.

It is a way to travel, even if the science is complicated and there are many obstacles to clear before it might possibly assist mankind. For now, just remember that if you ever encounter a deaf bird, it won't stay that way for very long.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sauropsida
Clade: Avemetatarsalia
Clade: Ornithurae
Class: Aves