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Hearing loss that comes on little by little as you age, also known as presbycusis, is common. More than half the people in the United States older than age 75 have some age-related hearing loss.
There are three types of hearing loss:
Aging and being around loud noises both can cause hearing l...
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Symptoms of hearing loss may include:
To understand how hearing loss happens, it can be helpful to understand how hearing works.
The ear has three main parts: the outer ear, middle ear and inner ear. Sound waves pass through the outer ear and cause the eardrum to vibrate. The eardrum and three small bones of the middle ear make the vibrations bigger as they travel to the inner ear. There, the vibrations pass through fluid in a snail-shaped part of the inner ear, known as the cochlea....
You can get help for hearing problems. Treatment depends on the cause of the hearing loss and how bad it is.
Options include:
The following steps can help prevent hearing loss from loud noises and keep hearing loss from aging from getting worse:
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