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AB54 category

Presbycusis

Definition

The term presbycusis refers to sensorineural hearing impairment in elderly individuals. Characteristically, presbycusis involves bilateral high-frequency hearing loss associated with difficulty in speech discrimination and central auditory processing of information.

Inclusions

  • Presbyacusia

Also indexed as

PresbyacusiaPresbycusisage-related hearing losshard of hearingsenile deafness

Nearby in Disorders with hearing impairment