Deafness & hearing loss guide
Presbycusis is the term that is used for hearing loss as we get older, from around the age of 40 our hearing will gradually decline and we may find that we have to turn up the TV louder to hear it comfortably or we think that people are mumbling or we miss what people say and find that we have to ask them to repeat themselves more frequently. People suffering from Presbycusis will also find it harder to hear certain sounds such as water dripping from a tap and some shy away from activities that they used to enjoy socially due to their problem.
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Written by admin on November 24, 2009
Tags: causes, distressing, tinnitus, whooshing
Deafness & hearing loss guide
Tinnitus is a medical condition which affects people by noise in the ears; the noise can range from a ringing, whooshing, buzzing or hissing. The sounds are usually heard either in the head, one ear or both ears and can be very loud and distressing, while this doesn’t actually make the person deaf it can cause them not to be able to hear correctly due to the loudness of the noise.
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Written by admin on November 24, 2009
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