Kresge Hearing Research Institute
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The Kresge Hearing Research Institute is an institute of Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology or ENT is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders....

 of the Department of Otolaryngology in the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

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The research institute was officially opened in 1963 to investigate the human hearing and causes of deafness.

In 2005, the discovery of being able to regrow cochlea hair nerves in guinea pigs at KHRI made international news.
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