Gene Therapy trial for blindness now and for Hearing tomorrow ?

hi people

How are you today / tonight ?

Well I wish to share good news . Gene therapy has moved into human trials for blindness. I read at least three gene delivery vehicles are being tested.

It means somehow the scientists are able to overcome some really big obstacles, like how to prevent cancer tumours from forming & how to prevent our own immune system from attacking the invaders, both the vehicles and the healing agents they carry.

A day will come when the vehicles can carry the hair cells generating Atoh1 gene into our inner ear and filled our cochlea with functioning hair cells again !

See
http://www.blindness.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3111:usher-syndrome-gene-therapy-study-begins-in-oregon&catid=67:usher-syndrome&Itemid=123

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year 2012

hi all

This 2011 has been come back very fast and will be gone in a couple of weeks.

There is some dark clouds gathering in the likes of the euro troubles. I think it could get quite challenging and more people will feel stressed out and perhaps got the sudden hearing loss I have 2 years ago on 4 Jan 2010.

Stress is the No.1 leading cause of all the dreaded illnesses that befall humans.

So let's cheer up!

I have here my favourite Christmas song :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbb3skLR0Bo&feature=player_embedded

Challenges for finding a cure

This is a great article:

http://www.hearinglosshelp.com/articles/haircellchallenge.htm

Test of sudden hearing loss

Just come across this article. Wish I have read it when I got my Sudden Hearing Loss :


http://www.hearinglosshelp.com/articles/medicalemergency.htm

Helping Others Will Lessen One's Pain / An online help group ?

hi all

I recently heard over the radio an interview with a lady who narrate how she got into depression . She got herself out of it by doing social service to help others, by focussing on others.

It work for me!

Also recently thinking whether we should set up an online help group (like the one who help alcoholic) , as I believe many fellow sufferers would go into depression (like myself) ..

GSK supplies more fuel to the battle front with hearing loss with human trial possibly from 2013

GSK joins battle .

Human trial possibly from 2013. See :


http://www.inpharm.com/news/165362/gsk-biotech-uk-autifony-therapeutics

Update of me

hi all

It has been a while since I post. Just an update of myself :

I have grown accustomed to my left ear hearing loss and its resultant tinnitus.

But I am still very much everyday watching at the horizon for the dawn of hearing to come.

If you have problem coping, or like to ask me a question, feel free to e-mail me at my email wongtanlim3@yahoo.com