Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, is the number one cause of hearing loss worldwide – and it’s one that happens to many of us very naturally.

As we age, the hair-like cells inside our ears naturally age with us and lose functionality. There’s a reason why hearing loss has long been associated with getting older!

However, just because it’s increasingly common doesn’t mean you have to deal with presbycusis alone. With the help of professional hearing care, you can feel lasting relief from your hearing challenges and manage your symptoms with ease.

Causes and Symptoms of Presbycusis

Due to the natural aging process of our bodies, presbycusis happens naturally as our auditory system ages with us. If you’re genetically predisposed to hearing loss—if your parents or grandparents also struggled with hearing challenges—there’s a high chance you will, too.

Something else that can affect your hearing is loud noise exposure over your lifetime; how many concerts and busy live events have you been to and come home with ringing ears afterward? You’re not the only one!

If you’re concerned that you’re dealing with age-related hearing loss, symptoms to watch out for include a gradual loss of high-frequency sounds, like doorbells ringing or children’s voices. You may also have some difficulty understanding speech, especially in busy, noisy environments.

How Age-Related Hearing Loss Impacts Quality of Life

Presbycusis doesn’t just affect your hearing – it affects your overall quality of life and well-being. Without strong hearing, you’ll deal with some communication challenges as you struggle to hear the conversations you want to be involved in.

Because of the rifts in conversation you may face, you might deal with feelings of social anxiety or want to isolate yourself from busy social events, since it’s easier to hear in quieter locations. This frustration will affect far more than your ears.

Untreated hearing loss has been linked to several negative conditions, including cognitive decline, balance disorders, increased fall risk, and a heightened risk of dementia.

Thankfully, hearing loss is quick to diagnose and manage with the help of professional hearing care and advanced technology to help you hear the life you love.

How Do You Diagnose and Treat Presbycusis?

Comprehensive hearing assessments delivered by an audiologist will help you understand what’s going on with your ears and gain a full reading of your current range of hearing.

With a professional’s guidance, you can learn more about what you need to do to optimize your hearing and find out the best treatment options for your unique needs, including annual hearing assessments to track changes and, where needed, hearing aids.

Many models of advanced hearing aid technology can be tailored to specific presbycusis requirements, and your devices will be programmed to fit your unique prescription, making them essential to helping you address hearing challenges from age-related hearing loss.

Combined with communication strategies to help you rejoin the conversations you’re missing out on and your audiologist’s continued assistance, you’ll be back to hearing the life you love without a hitch!

To learn more about age-related hearing loss or to get in touch with a member of our team, please don’t hesitate to request a callback, and we’ll contact you as soon as we can.

Alternatively, if you don’t want to wait, you can give us a call at 206-657-5677.