Auditory nervous system function after treatment with trophic agents

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/509215

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Partial or complete deafness affects 11% of Australians and has great personal, social and economic cost . Worldwide, over 60,000 deaf people can now understand spoken language because of the Bionic Ear. However, after prolonged deafness, the nerves in the ear that the BIonic Ear stimulates die, reducing hearing quality. Our research tests whether biological interventions with nerve growth factors and nerve stimulation can preserve nerve function and improve hearing with the Bionic Ear.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $544,890.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Otorhinolaryngology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

auditory system | cochlear implant | deafness | electrophysiology | nerve growth factor | nerve injury | neurodegeneration

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