Researchers in New Zealand have discovered a compound that seems to reverse noise-induced hearing loss. The drug, called ADAC, was shown to restore varying degrees of hearing that had been lost due to loud noise exposure. In theory, the ADAC compound works by revitalizing cells in the cochlea that are responsible for hearing. A higher degree of hearing was restored in test subjects that were given doses of ADAC within six hours of the initial exposure to loud noise. Also, test subjects regained a larger percentage of their hearing capacity when treated with ADAC consistently over a period of five days.
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