[Presbycusis - Age Related Hearing Loss]. / Presbyakusis - Altersschwerhörigkeit.
Laryngorhinootologie
; 95(7): 497-510, 2016 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Presbycusis or age related hearing loss can be defined as a progressive, bilateral and symmetrical sensorineural hearing loss due to age related degeneration of inner ear structures. It can be considered a multifactorial complex disorder with environmental and genetic factors. The molecular, electrophysiological and histological damage at different levels of the inner ear cause a progressive hearing loss, which usually affects the high frequencies of hearing. The resulting poor speech recognition has a negative impact on cognitive, emotional and social function in older adults. Recent investigations revealed an association between hearing impairment and social isolation, anxiety, depression and cognitive decline in elderly. These findings emphasize the importance of diagnosis and treating hearing loss in the elderly population. Hearing aids are the most commonly used devices for treating presbycusis. The technical progress of implantable hearing devices allows an effective hearing rehabilitation even in elderly with severe hearing loss. However, most people with hearing impairments are not treated adequately.
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MEDLINE
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Presbiacusia
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Audífonos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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De
Revista:
Laryngorhinootologie
Asunto de la revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Año:
2016
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Article