{"product_id":"2940155811015","title":"Presbycusis, (Age-related hearing loss) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book describes Presbycusis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I do not know whether you have encountered this.\u003cbr\u003eI often hear shouting matches between an old patient and his children who are asking the questions to the patient that I am trying to get a history from.\u003cbr\u003eThat is due to aged related hearing loss called Presbycusis.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresbycusis or Age-related hearing loss is the slow loss of hearing that happens as people get older.\u003cbr\u003ePresbycusis is a progressive, normally bilateral, sensorineural hearing loss that happens in older people as they age.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a multi-factorial process because of a combination of genetic and environmental factors.\u003cbr\u003eIt can range from bothersome to severely disabling in its effects.\u003cbr\u003eIn moderate-to-severe cases it can induce the older person to become isolated and depressed, and may considerably become worse as an age-related disability\/cognitive impairment and dementia.\u003cbr\u003eIt is importantly correctable using rehabilitative measures and its successful treatment can largely improve quality of life for the older patient.\u003cbr\u003eThe majority of those who would benefit from hearing aids does not go for evaluation or use them when provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCauses\u003cbr\u003eTiny hair cells inside the inner ear assist the patient to hear.\u003cbr\u003eThey pick up sound waves and change them into the nerve signals that the brain interprets as sound.\u003cbr\u003eHearing loss happens when the tiny hair cells are injured or die.\u003cbr\u003eThere is no known sole and specific cause of age-related hearing loss.\u003cbr\u003eMost often, it is produced by changes in the inner ear that happen as the patient grows older.\u003cbr\u003eThe genes and loud noise may play a large part.\u003cbr\u003eThese factors add to age-related hearing loss:\u003cbr\u003e1.Family history\u003cbr\u003e2.Repeated exposure to loud noises\u003cbr\u003e3.Smoking\u003cbr\u003e4.Certain medical disorders, such as diabetes\u003cbr\u003e5.Certain medicines such as chemotherapy\u003cbr\u003eIntrinsic factors are:\u003cbr\u003e1.Neuronal loss\u003cbr\u003e2.Loss of cochlear outer hair cells\u003cbr\u003e3.Atrophy of the highly vascular stria in the lateral cochlear wall\u003cbr\u003e4.Oxidative stress causing DNA mutation and damage\u003cbr\u003e5.Inflammation\u003cbr\u003e6.Metabolic and systemic disease\u003cbr\u003eExtrinsic factors are:\u003cbr\u003e1.Noise\u003cbr\u003e2.Ototoxic medicine\u003cbr\u003e3.Diet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSymptoms\u003cbr\u003eLoss of hearing often happens slowly over time.\u003cbr\u003e1.Difficulty hearing people around the patient\u003cbr\u003e2.Often asking people to repeat themselves\u003cbr\u003e3.Frustration at not being able to hear\u003cbr\u003e4.Certain sounds seeming overly loud\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiagnosis\u003cbr\u003eThe doctor will use an instrument called an otoscope to look in the ears.\u003cbr\u003eOccasionally, earwax can obstruct the ear canals and cause hearing loss.\u003cbr\u003eHearing tests can help find out the extent of hearing loss\u003cbr\u003ePure tone audiometry verifies the diagnosis.\u003cbr\u003eHearing is tested over a variety of pure tones in each ear.\u003cbr\u003eFrequencies differ from low pitches (250 Hz) to high pitches (8,000 Hz).\u003cbr\u003eIt assesses the threshold for air and bone conduction and can find out whether it is due to conductive or sensorineural loss, or mixed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTreatment\u003cbr\u003eThere is no cure for age-related hearing loss.\u003cbr\u003eTreatment is directed on improving the everyday function.\u003cbr\u003eThese may be helpful:\u003cbr\u003eHearing aids\u003cbr\u003e1.Telephone amplifiers and other assistive devices\u003cbr\u003e2.Sign language (severe hearing loss)\u003cbr\u003e3.Speech reading (lip reading)\u003cbr\u003eA cochlear implant may be advised for people with severe hearing loss\u003cbr\u003eGeneral treatment\u003cbr\u003eCommunication, courtesy and environmental noise manipulation\u003cbr\u003eReassurance and education\u003cbr\u003eAssistive listening devices\u003cbr\u003e1.Flashing light alarms\u003cbr\u003e2.Vibrating alarm clocks\u003cbr\u003e3.Amplified telephones\u003cbr\u003e4.Teleconnectors for hearing aids\u003cbr\u003e5.Frequency-modulation transmitters\u003cbr\u003e6.Hearing aids -improve quality of life\u003cbr\u003e7.Cochlear implants -Good outcomes reported for cochlear implants in presbycusis\u003cbr\u003e8.Active middle-ear implants -still going through evaluation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENT\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Presbycusis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 Causes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 Symptoms\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Diagnosis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Treatment\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Prognosis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 Hearing Loss\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 Otosclerosis\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kenneth Kee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46513442128113,"sku":"2940155811015","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940155811015_p0.jpg?v=1765851320","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940155811015","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}