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In a new study, scientists were able to restore partial hearing to deaf gerbils by implanting human embryonic stem cells in their ears.
Although the complex technology would not be possible in humans at this time, the breakthrough offers hope for future development. 
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University of Sheffield scientists have used human embryonic stem cells to treat auditory neuropathy, a common form of hearing loss.
They turned human embryonic stem cells into ear cells and transplanted them into deaf gerbils, obtaining a 46 per cent recovery of hearing four weeks after administering the cells.
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