Presbyacusis

Presbyacusis is a manifestation of aging of the inner ear. It is the most common hearing impairment in the population.

Etiopathogenesis
The essence is the physiological aging of the auditory system as a whole. The aging process is highly individual and also depends on external factors (exposure to noise, toxins and other factors during life).

Symptoms and diagnosis

 * hypacusia – a symmetrical perceptual disorder in the area of ​​higher tones (basocochlear), with time it also spreads to lower frequencies, and the 1–3 kHz area is significantly affected (speech);
 * tinnitus – may or may not be present, it is not a constant symptom;
 * there is a decrease in the ability of auditory analysis, it becomes difficult to compose sound images from binaural listening (mainly speech understanding);
 * the result on the verbal audiogram is often worse than on the tone → damage to the higher levels of the auditory pathway.

Therapy
There is no causal therapy. For symptomatic treatment, we use hearing aid rehabilitation.