Presbycusis Flashcards
1
Q
What impairment is with presbycusis?
A
sensorineural hearing
2
Q
Is this unilateral or bilateral?
A
bilateral
3
Q
What is gradually progressive hearing loss with particular difficulty understanding words and conversation when a high level of ambient background noise is present?
A
presbycusis
4
Q
What is sensory presbycusis?
A
epithelial atrophy with loss of hair in organ of corti, originates at basal turn of choclea and slowly progress to apex, precipitous drop in high frequency threshold, slow over time
5
Q
What is neural presbycusis?
A
loss of nerve cells in cochlea,
6
Q
What is metabolic presbycusis?
A
atrophy of stria vascularis, occurs in 30-60 yo, may be famililal
7
Q
How often should pt be checked?
A
yearly
8
Q
What is the tx?
A
hearing aids, volume application, television volume
