Presbycusis Flashcards
1
Q
What is Presbycusis?
A
Hearing loss that affects elderly individuals.
2
Q
How is presbycusis described?
A
High-frequency hearing is affected bilaterally
3
Q
What is presbycusis due to?
A
Atrophy of sensory hair cells and neurons in the cochlea
4
Q
What type of hearing loss if presbycusis?
A
Sensorineural hearing
5
Q
What does the prevalence of presbycusis increase with?
A
An increase in age
6
Q
What are possible multifactorial causes of presbycusis?
A
- Arteriosclerosis
- Diabetes: Acceleration of arteriosclerosis
- Exposure to noise
- Drug exposure
- Stress
- Genetic:
7
Q
How can presbycusis present?
A
- Speech becoming difficult to understand
- Increased volume on the television or radio
- Difficulty using the telephone
- Loss of directionality of sound
- Worsening of symptoms in noisy environments
8
Q
How is presbycusis diagnosed?
A
- Audiometry
9
Q
What will audiometry of someone with presbycusis show?
A
Bilateral sensorineural pattern hearing loss
