Diseases

Presbycusis

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.

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Abstract

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.

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  • Presbycuses

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

91(72); was see under HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL 1979-90; was see under DEAFNESS 1975-78

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Previous Indexing

  • Deafness (1966-1971)

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  1. C09.218w.458.341w.887w.772w
  2. C10w.597.751.418.341w.887w.772w
  3. C23.888w.592.763.393.341w.887w.772w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Presbycusis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011304. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011304
  2. Presbycusis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbycusis
  3. Presbycusis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1756133