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Descriptor
English
:
Presbycusis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Presbiacusia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Presbiacusia
Tree Number:
C09.218.458.341.887.772
C10.597.751.418.341.887.772
C23.888.592.763.393.341.887.772
Definition
English
:
Gradual bilateral
hearing loss
associated with
aging
that is due to progressive degeneration of cochlear structures and central
auditory pathways
.
Hearing loss
usually begins with the high frequencies then progresses to sounds of middle and low frequencies.
History Note
English
:
91(72); was see under HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL 1979-90; was see under DEAFNESS 1975-78
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Record Number:
11739
Unique Identifier:
D011304
Occurrence in VHL
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