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Title: Presbycusis: Causes, Symptoms, Daignosis, Prevention and Treatment


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Presbycusis
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Presbycusis
  • Presbycusis (age-related hearing loss) is the
    gradual loss of hearing in both of the ears. This
    is a common problem which is associated to aging.
    1 in 3 adults over age 65 has hearing loss.
    Because of the gradual change in hearing, some
    people are not aware of the change at
    first.Most of the times, this condition affects
    the ability to hear high-pitched noises such as a
    phone ringing or beeping of a microwave. The
    ability to hear low-pitched noises is usually not
    affected.

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What causes presbycusis?
  • There can be many causes for presbycusis. It
    most often occurs because of changes in the
    following locations
  • Within the inner ear (most common)
  • Within the middle ear
  • With the nerve pathways to the brain
  • Other things that affect presbycusis
  • Damage of hair cells (sensory receptors in the
    inner ear)
  • Inherited factors
  • Aging
  • Various health conditions, such as heart disease
    or diabetes
  • Side effects of some medications, such as aspirin
    and certain antibiotics

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How is presbycusis diagnosed?
  • Your doctor will use an otoscope, which is a
    lighted scope, to check in the outer ear canal
    and to look at the ear drum.The doctor will look
    for rupture to the ear drum, blockage of the ear
    canal from foreign objects or impacted ear wax,
    inflammation or infection.You can be referred
    to a hearing specialist, audiologist, to have an
    audiogram. An audiogram is an ear related test in
    which sounds are played through headphones, to
    one ear at a time.You are asked to react if you
    are able to hear each sound. If a person cant
    hear certain tones this suggests there has been
    some degree of hearing loss.

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What are the symptoms of presbycusis?
  • The most common symptoms of presbycusis are
    listed below
  • Speech of different sounds mumbled or slurred
  • High-pitched sounds, like "s" or "th" are hard to
    distinguish
  • Conversations are very difficult to understand,
    specifically when there is background noise
  • Men's voices seems easier to hear than women's
    voices
  • Some of the sounds seem overly loud and annoying
  • Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) may occur in one
    or both ears
  • The symptoms of presbycusis can appear like
    other conditions or medical problems. Always talk
    to your doctor for a diagnosis.

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How is presbycusis treated?
  • Your doctor will find out the best treatment
    based on
  • How old you are
  • Your overall health and medical history
  • How sick you are
  • How well you can manage specific medications,
    procedures, or therapies
  • How long the condition is expected to last
  • Your opinion or preference

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How is presbycusis treated?
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  • Treatment options for presbycusis may include
    the following
  • Hearing aid(s)
  • Assistive devices such as telephone amplifiers or
    technology that converts speech to text
  • Get training in speech-reading (to use visual
    cues to determine what is being said)
  • Learn techniques for preventing excess wax in the
    outer ear

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