Presbyacusis Flashcards

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What are the clinical features of presbyacusis?

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  • Gradual, bilateral high-frequency symmetrical SNHL
  • ‘Confusion in sound’ 🡪 struggle to discriminate speech in b/g noise
  • +/- tinnitus
  • Narrowing of hearing dynamic range: simultaneous elevation of the threshold needed to hear quiet sounds, and the reduction of tolerable loud sounds, results
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What does PTA show for presbyacusis?

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dip at higher frequencies w/o air bone gap, suggestive of SNHL

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what is the management of presbyacusis?

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No cure, suggest early hearing aid to amplify sound and mask tinnitus (must counsel on price, maintenance of device etc) (refer audiology)

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