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Presbycusis

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  1. Epidemiology
    1. Over age 65 years
  2. Pathophysiology
    1. Slowly progressive Sensorineural Hearing Loss
  3. Symptoms
    1. Decreased speech discrimination
      1. Poor understanding of speech even when loud enough
    2. Recruitment
      1. Abnormal hypersensitivity to noise
  4. Evaluation
    1. Audiometry
    2. Acoustic reflex testing

Presbycusis (C0033074)

Definition (MSH)Gradual bilateral hearing loss associated with aging that is due to progressive degeneration of cochlear structures and central auditory pathways. Hearing loss usually begins with the high frequencies then progresses to sounds of middle and low frequencies.
Definition (CSP)progressive bilateral loss of hearing that occurs in the aged.
ConceptsPathologic Function (T046)
ICD9388.01
BasquePRESBIAKUSIA
DanishHoretab aldersbetinget
DutchPresbyacusis
Englishage related hearing loss, Age-related hearing loss, Presbyacusia, PRESBYACUSIS, Presbycuses, Presbycusis, Senile deafness, Senile presbyacusis
FinnishIKAHUONOKUULOISUUS
FrenchPresbyacousie
GermanPresbyakusis/Altersschwerhoerigkeit
Hungarianpresbyacusis
ItalianPresbiacusia
NorwegianALDERSBETINGET HORSELSSVEKKELSE
PortuguesePresbiacusia
SpanishPresbiacusia, presbicusia, sordera senil
SwedishPRESBYACUSIS/ALDERSBETINGAD HORSELNEDSATTNING
Parent ConceptsHearing problem (C0260662), Degenerative AND/OR vascular disorder of ear (C0155528), Ear structure (C0013443), Diagnosis/Diseases Component (C0497531), Sensorineural Hearing Loss (C0018784), Diseases of inner ear (C0494559)
SourcesAOD, COSTAR, CSP, ICD9CM, ICPC, ICPCBAQ, ICPCDAN, ICPCDUT, ICPCFIN, ICPCFRE, ICPCGER, ICPCHUN, ICPCITA, ICPCNOR, ICPCPOR, ICPCSPA, ICPCSWE, LCH, MSH, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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