Question 1

who diagnoses presbycusis?

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ENT: Presbycusis, or loss of hearing that occurs due to aging can be suspected by just about any physician, but an ear nose and throat doctor in my opinion is the best person to help.  A good quality audiogram along with an ent's interpretation and recommendations are the way to go, at least in this doc's opinion.  I wear a hearing aid so i'm kind of partial to a good ENT doc.

Question 2

what are the tests for presbycusis?

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Presbycus test: The best test is an audiogram from a certified audiologist.

Question 3

what are the major symptoms associated with presbycusis?

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Symptoms: Usually presbycusis causes high tone hearing loss.  Symptoms are decreased hearing, especially in crowds, ringing (tinnitus) or other sounds (i.e., buzzing, etc) in the ears.

Question 4

is presbycusis total deafness?

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Presbycusis deaf?: Presbycusis is due to the normal ageing process.  It is nomal to lose a little hearing as we age.  It doesnt cause deafness.  Deafness would require other problems like infection, trauma, etc.

Question 5

is presbycusis full or partial deafness?

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Neither: Presbycusis is age related hearing loss, just that. It refers to the cause of the loss rather than the degree.  This kind of hearing loss  affects high frequency hearing and affects most of us by age 75.

Question 6

what causes the hearing loss presbycusis?

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Presbyacusis: Presbyacusis (like presbyopia) is a form of sensorineural deafness where it becomes increasingly difficult to understand speech. In other words speech discrimination is lost/diminished.

Question 7

who gets the hearing loss presbycusis?

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Presbycusis: Presbycusis is the normal hearing loss that comes along with age.  Almost everyone if you live long enough will have some gradual deterioration of hearing.  This is normal.

Question 8

can a hearing aid work for presbycusis?

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See ENT person: The condition should be evaluated as soon as possible with an ENT specialist, to r/o the various causes of the condition, in the elderly. If there are no specific causes the ENT person would recommend a good audiologist, who in turn will figure out what type of hearing prostheseis would be helpful. Avoid loud noises! face people when they are speaking to you1 good luck.

Question 9

can you tell me is there any use of giving hearing aid to a presbycusis patient?

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Yes there is: With proper ENT ; audio exam.

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i need a refill on my medication?

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So call your doc: This is the HT public information site.We are thousands of volunteer docs based primarily in the US who answer medical questions.We do not offer treatments. State medical boards require a physician/patient relationship,a retrievable record,recent exam with vital signs for prescribing.Failure to do so can lead to loss or restriction of license. It may seem minor to you but it is not.

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