Cure for hearing loss from loud sounds?

Feel compelled to post this which I just found on one of my audiology sites.

Scientists may have stumbled upon a potential cure for hearing lost caused by noise (ie, loud music, concerts, etc). Check out part of a report below after the jump.

Scientists have found a potential cure for permanent deafness caused by loud noise exposure, infection and toxic drugs, using a drug that stimulates the inner ear.

Until now, it has been regarded as impossible to restore the sensory hair cells responsible for hearing once they have been lost, and the type of deafness often suffered by musicians and DJs was assumed to have been incurable.

However, a drug codenamed LY411575 brings about the regeneration of the crucial sensory hair cells and in tests was able to restore hearing to mice that had been deafened by loud noise.

This discovery, which was reported in neuroscience journal Neuron , suggests that the same may be possible in humans, although more research is still needed.

LY411575 works by suppressing proteins called Notch — which prevent stem cells from becoming new sensory hair cells within the cochlea, the auditory area of the inner ear.

– See more at: https://thepositive.com/science-cure-hearing-loss/#sthash.VlKAfFxy.dpuf