Presbycusis (also spelt presbyacusis, from Greek presbys `elder” + akousis `hearing”), or age-related hearing loss, is the cumulative effect of aging on hearing. It is a progressive bilateral symmetrical age-related sensorineural hearing loss. The hearing loss is most marked at higher frequencies. Hearing loss that accumulates with age but...
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gradual impairment of hearing in old age. Ordinarily it is not experienced until after the age of 60. The affected person notices that he has ... [1 related articles]
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Progressive bilateral loss of hearing that occurs in the aged. Syn: senile deafness. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(pres″bĭ-ku´sis) progressive sensorineural hearing loss that is in both ears and happens as a person ages; it usually occurs after age 50 and is caused by structural changes in the organs of hearing. At first the changes in the inner ear, such as degeneration of hair cells and changes in the basilar membrane,...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: prez′bē-kū′sis Synonyms: presbyacusis
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Presbycusis: Age-related hearing loss with gradually progressive inability to hear, especially high frequency sounds. Presbycusis most often occurs in both ears. Because the loss of hearing is so gradual, people with presbycusis may not realize that their hearing is diminishing. They may have trouble distinguishing and understanding conversation in...
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presbyacusis, presbycusis Age-related hearing loss with gradually progressive inability to hear; especially, high frequency sounds. Presbycusis most often occurs in both ears. Because the loss of hearing is so gradual, people with presbycusis may not realize that their hearing is diminishing. They may have trouble distinguishing and understanding ...
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Gradual and biologically normal loss of acute hearing with advancing age. See also: Threshold of Hearing, Threshold Shift.
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