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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Presbycusis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Presbiacusia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Presbiacusia
Synonyms
English
:
Presbycuses
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
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
11739
Unique Identifier:
D011304
Occurrence in VHL
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