Presbycusis

Presbycusis refers to hearing loss related to age. It is also referred to as age induced hearing loss.

Age, itself, doesn't cause hearing loss, but the prevalence of hearing loss does increase with age.

While it's true that approximately 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 have a significant hearing loss, the total number of people younger than that who have a significant hearing loss is actually larger than for the older group.

Hearing loss in older people is a serious problem. Many are unprepared for the loss and have a difficult time adapting to it.

Many people try to ignore it or pretend it's not serious, but they are usually not fooling (or hurting) anyone but themselves.

Doing everything you can to improve your hearing with hearing aids, ALDs, or coping strategies can make a huge difference in a person's ability to communicate and, therefore, in their quality of life.



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