How to Treat Presbycusis
Presbycusis is referred to hearing loss among aged people. It is one of the most common problems arising from aging. Presbycusis usually occurs in both ears and subsequently cause difficulty in hearing. This is because the ears’ hair which convert sound waves to nerve signals are damaged. Nerve deafness is one of the causes of Presbycusis. It can also occur due to exposure of high decibel sounds which badly affects cilia in the ear. When hair inside your ears stop growing, the end result is permanent deafness. Loss of hearing can be genetic among people. However, nerve deafness can also result from loud music with ear pieces and sounds from industrial machines.
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Causes of Presbycusis
If you are suffering from hypertension, diabetes or heart disease, you are prone to Presbycusis. These diseases results in the lack of blood supply to ear eventually resulting hearing loss. The low blood supply decreases the growth of small hairs inside your ears. A person’s lifestyle may also cause Presbycusis. People who smoke or are heavy drinkers have high probability of suffering from this disease. -
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Treatments
Amplification devices
As Presbycusis is not curable, you can use amplification devices such as hearing aids. Patients which are suffering from arthritis in their fingers and have difficulty in seeing may require help when installing hearing aids. Hearing aid may treat the patient but in noisy places, they may encounter difficulty in hearing speeches. -
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Lip reading
Lip reading is one of the solutions of countering hearing loss. People who hear less may be benefited with skill. Also older patients who wears hearing aid may benefit from this in noisy situations. -
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Assistive listening devices
You can place this device on television which will transmit it to the gear worn by the patient. The sufferer will amplify the sound which only he can hear. Other people in the same place won’t be disturbed with this. -
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Cochlear implants
People suffering from hearing loss can take advantage of cochlear implants. It is one of the best solutions of this problem.
