Looking for a treatment for your hearing loss? The female hormone oestrogen may be what you are looking for. According to a recent Swedish study, a simple treatment with the female oestrogen hormone may in future help with hearing loss.

Researchers have found that one of two receptors in the female oestrogen hormone binds together to form a good protection against hearing loss in both males and females.

This study was based on experiments with mice. Barbara Canlon, a professor at the department of physiology and pharmacology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm said, “We found that the beta (oestrogen) receptor protects against hearing loss”.

The study also stated that the treatment for hearing loss may be possible with a hormone treatment already on the market. This treatment is currently being used to treat breast cancer and other diseases.

Treatment with ER-beta binding drugs seems to protect mice from hearing damage. Researchers have confirmed that this could make it possible for the treatment to work on humans as well. However, much further research is needed before possible development of such a new treatment becomes available.

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