Medical Dictionary: Hearing loss, age-related
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Hearing loss, age-related: Another name for Presbycusis.
Hearing loss, age-related (condition): Presbycusis is the proper name for common gradual age-related hearing loss.
Hearing loss, age-related: Presbycusis (prez-bee-KU-sis) is the most common
hearing problem in older people. In fact, people over age 50 are
likely to lose some hearing each year. Presbycusis is an ongoing
loss of hearing linked to changes in the inner ear. People with this
kind of hearing loss may have a hard time hearing what others are
saying or may be unable to stand loud sounds. The decline is slow.
Just as hair turns gray at different rates, presbycusis develops at
different rates. 1
More information on medical condition: Presbycusis:
- Introduction: Presbycusis
- Basic Summary for Presbycusis
- Causes of Presbycusis
- Medication Causes of Presbycusis
- Risk Factors for Presbycusis
- Symptoms of Presbycusis
- Complications of Presbycusis
- Misdiagnosis of Presbycusis
- Treatments for Presbycusis
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Hearing and Older People - Age Page - Health Information: NIA
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