The two most common types of hearing loss are noise-induced and age-related. Noise-induced hearing loss has an acronym (NIHL) but not a scientific name. Age-related hearing loss has a scientific name but not an acronym. (Bet that kid didn’t know that!)
The scientific name for age-related hearing loss is Presbycusis. How common is Presbycusis? Very.
- 1 in 3 people over 60 have hearing loss
- 2 of 3 people over 70 have hearing loss
- 4 of 5 people over 85 have hearing loss
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