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Otic neural progenitor cell therapy

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A cell therapy (Rinri Therapeutics) using lab-grown otic neural progenitor cells to regenerate damaged auditory neurons, addressing the primary cochlear-nerve degeneration central to the Cochlear Synaptopathy hypothesis. Its first-in-human trial (started 2026) targets neural hearing loss (presbycusis, auditory neuropathy) in cochlear-implant candidates, not tinnitus directly, so any tinnitus benefit remains hypothetical.

This describes the treatment concept as reported in the cited research: a scientific mechanism, not a guarantee of clinical availability.

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