Hearing and Protein

By: CBS News Email

Posted: Mon 7:59 AM, Oct 13, 2008

In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, a single protein may explain why some people are hard of hearing. Experts believe people who have trouble understanding conversations in noisy places are missing a protein that helps them filter out the correct sounds from background noise. The findings may allow doctors to outfit some patients with specialized hearing aides.

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