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INTRODUCTION
Age-related hearing loss, known as presbycusis,
affects most older adults to some degree. The most
frequent cause of age-related hearing loss is the natural
breakdown of nerve cells in the inner ear. Age-related
hearing loss can also be caused by age-related changes
that may affect the eardrum or the bones of the middle
ear, which affects how well sound can move into the
inner ear. Long-term medical conditions, such as high
blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes, or other
problems with blood movement (circulation), may also
contribute to age-related hearing loss. The physiologic
loss of hearing acuity bring with it a number of
problems. Among these are the difficulties in
distinguishing age related hearing loss from hearing loss
associated with long exposure to intense industrial noise
and the psychological disturbances often associated with
it. Speech sounds mumbled, and conversations are hard
to understand, especially when there is background
noise. Ability to hear and distinguish high-pitched
sounds is reduced, a mans lower-pitched voice.11
Tinnitus may increase as hearing loss gets worse11.
AIM :
To find age related involvement of patients with
hearing loss.
To find sex predilection in hearing loss.
To find percentage of hearing loss in different age
groups in both male & female to compare both ears.
MATERIALS and METHODS :
Inclusion criteria : All patients who underwent
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RESULTS :
Our study revealed a majority of 55 male patients
and 29 female patients of the total 84 patients included
in the study. Maximum number of patients are between
Affiliations:
*PG Resident,**Assoc. Prof,***Prof & HOD,****P.G Resident
KIMS & RF (KONASEEMA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND
RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Address of Correspondence:
Dr. M. Ravi Kumar Raju,M.S(ENT), MRCS
(GLASG), DOHNS(LON)
Assoc. Prof. ENT
KIMS & RF (KONASEEMA INSTITUTE OF
MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Amalapuram-533201
E.G.DT, A.P STATE
mob : 9908547999
e-mail : rajumrk@yahoo.com
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Table 2 Hearing loss(PTA) in various age groups in both sexes to compare both ears.
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CONCLUSION :
Sensorineural hearing loss though thought to be
seen in old age, can occur in any age group due to
various factors. There is no clinical method to predict
the age related hearing loss in advance. There is neither
medical prevention nor treatment that can restore
hearing loss at this time.10 Open mind in recognizing
the problems in any age group with sound knowledge
to diagnose them at the earliest needed to minimize
morbidity.
DISCLOSURES
(a)
Funding - None
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