Presbycusis (also spelt presbyacusis from Greek presbys “elder” + akousis “hearing”) or age-related hearing loss is the cumulative effect of aging on hearing. It is a progressive bilateral symmetrical age-related sensorineural hearing loss. The hearing loss is most marked at higher frequencies.
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