Functional Age-Related Changes Within the Human Auditory System Studied by Audiometric Examination

Age related hearing loss (presbycusis) is one of the most common sensory deficits in the aging population. The main subjective ailment in the elderly is the deterioration of speech understanding, especially in a noisy environment, which cannot solely be explained by increased hearing thresholds. The...

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Main Authors: Oliver Profant, Milan Jilek, Zbynek Bures, Vaclav Vencovsky, Diana Kucharova, Veronika Svobodova, Jiri Korynta, Josef Syka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2019.00026/full