Table 1 Current and proposed therapeutic approaches for HL.

From: Hearing loss and vestibular schwannoma: new insights into Schwann cells implication

Hearing loss

Therapy

Target

Possible mechanism

Cochlear implant

Inner ear/cochlea

 

Hearing aids

- Removable hearing aid

- Analogue hearing aid

- Digital hearing aid

Inner ear

 

Stem cell-based therapy

Inner ear cells

Cellular differentiation of stem cells into HCs and SGNs