Degeneration of the Tectorial Membrane in Age Related Hearing Loss

Source https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2025/10/degeneration-of-the-tectorial-membrane-in-age-related-hearing-loss/

Researchers here propose a novel form of damage and dysfunction contributing to the development of age-related hearing loss. Much of the focus of past years of research has been placed upon loss of connectivity between sensory hair cells of the inner ear and the brain, or outright loss of hair cells themselves. But there are other components of the overall problem of loss of function, as noted here, and the question of what to do about it doesn’t always have as straightforward a path towards practical therapies as exists for loss of cells.

Age-related hearing loss is common among older adults and can result from several problems in the inner ear. The disorder is usually classified into three types: (a) Neural: due to damage to auditory nerve fibres, (b) Sensory: caused by the loss of the s…

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