Deafness: Emerging Strategies for a Cure (Stefan Heller, Stanford University)

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[thebigfootme]

nice lecture..learn a lot of new things

[agapitoflores001]

This one is a very nice breakthrough..

[Twilightfey]

I just feel sorry for the animals that they experiment on. For that very reason, I could never be a scientist. My conscience would never allow it...

[TrueNovice]

@Twilightfey Let me just put down my fried chicken for second. So you put the imaginary interests of animals ahead of the real problems of humans? And you think its bad that animals are used to try and figure out how to cure disease or reverse disabilities?

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice Animals have feelings too! No matter what you think! I do agree that what they're doing is a good thing for humanity, but what of the animals that they experiment on?! Do you honestly not care what happens to them as long as you get your precious cure?! Also for your information I'm not a vegetarian in the slightest, however I think torturing an animal is wrong!

[TrueNovice]

@Twilightfey So now he "tortures animals." Any you know this, how? Most of his work is on stem CELLS.

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice I didn't say he tortures animals! But most scientists do! You are twisting my words and I honestly think you just want someone to fight with. You're being childish and idiotic.

[TrueNovice]

@Twilightfey You said "I didn't say he tortures animals! But most scientists do!" Did you just now say most scientist torture animals or not? Before you said some goofy shit about your conscience not permitting you to be a scientist because they experiment on animals. I think it's more likely you are not smart enough to understand science, so it's no big loss, as long as you don't try and impose your moronic views on the rest of us.

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice Right. Well I won't as long as you don't try to impose your idiotic, rather heartless views on the rest of us! You call me a moron and I call you an idiot. Or if you wish for me to put it in scientific terms, you my friend are a neanderthal and worse yet a barbarian.

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice And I wouldn't comment on intelligence if I were you. For example, if we were to take a look at your grammar skills we would see that you have none. Example A: You said "So now he "tortures animals." Any you know this, how? Most of his work is on stem Cells." When you should have said: "So now he "tortures animals". *And* you know this, how? Most of his work is on stem cells." Now how you could have possibly placed a y instead of a d is beyond me. (To be continued.)

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice (continued) Especially since the y is on the upper half of the keyboard and the d is on the middle portion. Example B: You said " Let me just put down my fried chicken for second." and "And you think its bad that animals are used to try and figure out how to cure disease or reverse disabilities?" when you should have said: "Let me just put down my fried chicken for a second" (To be continued.)

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice (continued) "And you think it's bad that animals are used to try to figure out how to cure diseases or reverse disabilities." Now I suppose that you could blame this on English not being your native language, but to be honest that's a rather poor excuse. Especially since Stefan Heller, the scientist that you seem to admire so much, is also foreign and yet he seems to have a better grasp on the English language than you could ever possibly have. Case closed. (To be continued)

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice Also, for the record I would like to commend Stefan Heller and his research. Research which is very beneficial to all of mankind. I would also like to state that this argument sprouted from something TrueNovice stated. That an animal's needs are rather imaginary. I don't believe that. Any animal can grow an attachment to someone and even feel emotions such as happiness, love and sadness.

[TrueNovice]

@Twilightfey Instead of writing long windy incoherent paragraphs, why don't you just say that you would ban all research on animals for any reason because you think they have feelings. You'd impose your will on others if you could. I hope your not one of these animals rights terrorist who try and kill medical researchers because you think they harm animals.

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice Of course not. That would be taking it far too far. Life, rather human or animal, is important. If you have not learned that I believe that by now then you haven't been listening to a thing I have said. It took you a month to read all of that?

[TrueNovice]

@Twilightfey I think your "thinking" is an incoherent mess. Scientists "torture animals" as you say and equating human life with animal life while denying you are doing so. I check you tube maybe once a month or less. You should get a life. And don't flatter yourself that I am waiting breathlessly for your next comment, or care much about it.

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice If you don't care about my comments then perhaps you should simply stop replying, because you should realize by now that I am never going to let you have the last word. I never denied that I equated animal life with human life and yes, most scientists do torture animals. Also I enjoy my life precisely the way it is. Thank you.

[gregoryagogo]

I'll sign up for mouse hairs in my inner ear if it means I can hear again!

[trakrekkid]

@gregoryagogo me too! :)

[Zotuci]

I just got my cochlear implant in one ear. I'm encouraged that a biological cure will be found soon. I remember reading an article that said "it'll be 50 years before the human genome will be deciphered." Less than three years later, it as. New technology, faster techniques, newer ideas. Faster computers. A cure may indeed come sooner than later here. I do hope and pray for it.

[TrueNovice]

@Zotuci I just heard this Heller guy at a conference. He thinks it will be awhile, and cost about $50 million to overcome the obstacles they've encountered.

[batyoung]

Real brush you are right I am a brain cancer survivor and I lost alot of my hearing from chemotherapy and radiation. I really want a cure to happen. I hope it does. You have made my day.

[realbrush]

I think a cure will come sooner than we think, there has been some very interesting breakthroughs in recent years. There will probably be several ways to cure depending on the individual situation. Stefan Heller's is an excellent scientist and I believe in hus ultimate success. I also think that the research will speed up as the U.S. Department of Defense get more involved.

We can all help speed up the process by donating.

[jovialduke]

@realbrush yes, the DoD must be very interested in this, imagine the practicality of a cheap ear drop for soldiers with noise-induced hearing loss. Where would one donate to?

[realbrush]

@jovialduke

Hi, I am glad that you are interested in donating, no matter the amount, your support will help the scientists to find a solution. I also donate monthly.

Where to donate? It depends a bit on where you want your money to go. Research on deafness and tinnitus overlaps a bit.

Here is one of the best research centers in the US:

"Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center"

For e.g. in the UK you could donate to "RNID"

You could also donate for tinnitus here, US: "ATA"

[realbrush]

@jovialduke

The DoD has interesting info about prevention and cure research, just google 'Jian Zuo "hearing research"' and read the transcript Tech Talk with Kurt Yankaskas.

[TheMonkey96b]

what does he mean by a toxic insult?

sorry im in 9th grade and im not catching on

[jalemus85]

@TheMonkey96b He means any agent that can damage your hearing, like very loud noises or medications.

[LyricallyJustified1]

I wish I was born now because then maybe they would have invented the cure by the time I’m in high school. I'm 20 years old and finishing my bachelors in the health field but it has been a hard tough life.

[waddleduckie1]

That sounds very encouraging and exciting. Then I don't have to wear stupid hearing aids that fall apart and to use up expensive batteries. Also I can just feel better about hearing the beauty of sounds once again. Though I am not deaf, I think hearing impaired(like me) should be included in the study for the quest for the cure. I am saving this video to show to my dad. I greatly applaud this doctor 's undying effort to find a cure for deafness and hearing impairment .

[kilnaleckman]

I am only 21, I am 40% deaf but i am determined not to wear a hearing aid. I need help soon. So I fully support your research. Going deaf at a young age is the most depressing thing you could ever imagine.

[crchrdsn]

I have bilateral high frequency hearing loss and now wear hearing aids as a result of noise exposure and having sensitive ears. I am only 26 years old. Hearing loss can be very debilitating and has been hard for me to accept at times due to my age. I am confident though that there will be a breakthrough leading to a stem cell or genetic treatment within say 10-20 years. I full heartedly support the efforts of Dr. Heller and his colleagues.

[supsnap]

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[masv2004]

es un gran avance!!!

[Kildars]

You're my hero, keep on researching.

[DocePares11]

Amen

[01196407]

I wish this was captioned

[plapnab]

This was a really encourgaging presentation. Seeing how close science is to developing stem cell treatments for deafness gives me hope that my own hearing problems may be cured someday. About 5 years ago I began suffering from Meniere's disease. To date I have lost about 60% of the hearing in my left hear and have a persistent loud ringing 24/7. Although my condition is nothing compared to individuals suffering from illnesses like AIDS and cancer, it is hard to live with.

[IronTeeth27]

I happen to serve on UCI's Stem Cell Patient Advocacy Council. We have legendary biologists Peter Donovan and Hans Kierstead with us and were going to give them the support to pursue medical innovations using stem cells. My vision is to help deaf children get their ears fixed or cured before they're born.

[masv2004]

well!

We expect good news on the progress stem cells to cure deafness. It would be great news for the whole world, I assure you. Would be very happy.

[mercyangel10]

Why do you assume that Deaf people want a "cure?" Deaf people have their own culture and language, and it is a wonderous thing. They feel that taking away their deafness is the same as taking away their identity. Being Deaf isn't the end of the world, and if you are open you can learn about a different culture that is beautiful in its uniqueness. If you have a deaf child, I highly suggest introducing that child to sign language, even if you want your child to speak. It doesn't interfere.

[IronTeeth27]

We have 87% of the deaf children implanted and learning in oral environments in our county. These children enjoy their hearing and speaking abilities. The claim by the deaf militants that deaf children are being deprived of ASL as their natural language is baseless rubbish and without merit. Deaf children are a lot happier to be able to listen, speak, and live independently.

[mercyangel10]

ASL is their natural language because it is a visual language.They are deaf children, they cannot hear ergo why teach them to use an auditory language?It's important to learn English in order to read, but it's "baseless rubbish" to force them to speak. Deaf children are happy if they are accepted and included. A hearing loss doesn't affect your IQ or ablility to live independently by any means. I'm not asking you to change your opinion, but to be open. Oral children tend to miss out on so much.

[IronTeeth27]

Your comment reflects the importance of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act so deaf babies can start their auditory capabilities as early as possible so they can listen and learn to talk and live independently as normal hearing children. The earlier the intervention the less likelihood oral children will miss out things later on life.

[mercyangel10]

I cannot express how ignorant and appalling your comment "live independently as normal hearing children" seems to one who is so invested in deaf children's lives. I've met many deaf children raised oral who have no or limited language.They are behind in school, the system passes them through no matter their grades.That doesn't reflect their intelligence however. There are manual Deaf people who are doctors, lawyers, etc. Again, hearing loss in no way affects your IQ. Do you consult Deaf adults?

[IronTeeth27]

You can say that you're met oral deaf children that are behind in school. I can interpret that is they they got stuck in a mental tug of war between the ASL and oral education that got them confused. This time there wont be a tug of war as we've found away to prevent them from getting themselves exposed to a dependency language. Of course hearing loss doesn't affect intelligence. But you see, civilization is advancing and its high time the deaf community starts advancing with it.

[mercyangel10]

I have met oral deaf children that are behind in school. I've met oral raised deaf that now use ASL. They switched because their interaction with other people was lacking.The children didn't get stuck in a mental tug of war because there was never an option but to have speech and as a result they have limited language. I am not saying that audial English is bad, but it isn't the best option for deaf children. They need a visual language to best communicate and interact with peers.

[IronTeeth27]

If we fix their ears whenever or before they're born, they wont need a visual language after all and thats what's going to happen soon.

[daydreamyjuggler]

my deaf niece has had a implant for years (since she was 3) and she absolutely refuses to use it. Why? because she is happier being deaf and can live completely independently without hearing. without merit? I'd like you to show me proof of that statement please - invalidating people's sense of identity without factual proof is what most people call prejudice.

[IronTeeth27]

Apparently you don't know what has been going on at DVTV.

[mercyangel10]

Cancer and deafness are two completely different things. Cancer is a deadly, debillitating disease. Deafness is not. Comparing them is ridiculous.

[mercyangel10]

The very definition of debilitating is to make weak or feeble. Are you weak and feeble? I have a very good idea of what I am talking about. Simply because I have an opinion different from yours doesn't mean I am ignorant. I am heavily involved in the Deaf community, I have spent weeks and months and years in the company of Deaf people. None of them are debilitated in any way, and would be angry with anyone who tried to tell them they are so. Do you have any idea of what you are talking about?

[mercyangel10]

The only way you can communicate is ASL? You seem to have adequate writing skills. How dare you tell me I am not part of the Deaf community? I am a CODA, and the sense of community is in no way superficial. I would know because I grew up in it. Being deaf doesn't make you a part of the Deaf community. Please note the difference between Deaf/deaf. This is my last post on this matter. You only replied to my post because you wanted to argue. That is pointless and childish.

[BostonBear]

@mercyangel10 Cancer is actually dozens of different diseases and many forms of cancer are completely curable. May people with cancer can at least be functional long enough to appreciate their final stage of life on earth (depending on treatment). Hearing issues can be very debilitating conditions, also cheating someone out of a piece of their life's totality. I know several people tortured with severe tinnitus and hyperacusis who would gladly trade their disease for cancer and a chance

[USRower26]

why no captions?

[sn1pe352]

converse piezoelectric effect causing electrical potentials and packets of energy which sympathetically induce biological processes

[alesbica]

Captions are necessary for this and all the other videos.

[Kelvin0027]

Don't let George Bush to use this technology.

He delays the development of stem cell for 8 years.

[Swagman00]

This is a very real technology that is emerging. Following the lift by pres. Obama to allow embryonic stem cell research, we can see this happening within our lifetimes. Godspeed and all the best of luck to your research Dr. Heller.

[kikecervera]

I have a 2 y.o child, and she's deaff, it opens a hope for us. Keep investigating, please

[tybeet]

Dear Stanford,

Please do something about the volume of the Stanford intro/outro sequences - they are not in line with the volume of the rest of these presentations, which, at the end, after having turned up the volume, can be quite startling and abbrasive.

[TrueNovice]

No captions

[drmdk]

Excellent Videos

DrMDK