Korean J Audiol.  2013 Sep;17(2):50-53. 10.7874/kja.2013.17.2.50.

Evaluation of Age-Related Hearing Loss

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  • 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jwchung@amc.seoul.kr

Abstract

Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) is characterized by an increased hearing threshold and poor speech understanding in a noisy environment, slowed central processing of acoustic information, and impaired localization of sound sources. Presbycusis seriously affects the older people's quality of life. Particularly, hearing loss in the elderly contributes to social isolation, depression, and loss of self-esteem. Current amplification methods related to auditory rehabilitation can provide improved communication ability to users. But, simple auditory rehabilitation is ineffective in managing the central auditory processing disorder and the psychosocial problem of presbycusis. The evaluation of central auditory processing disorder and psychosocial disorder in presbycusis should not be overlooked while providing auditory rehabilitation.

Keyword

Age-related hearing loss; Presbycusis; Cochlea; Inner ear; Auditory processing

MeSH Terms

Acoustics
Aged
Cochlea
Communication
Depression
Ear, Inner
Hearing
Hearing Loss
Humans
Language Development Disorders
Presbycusis
Quality of Life
Social Isolation
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