Kirby is a 63-year-old welder who has gone to the clinic for his annual check-up. He shares with the nurse that he has been having difficulty hearing conversations at the coffee shop in the mornings
After looking in his ears to determine if there is a build-up of cerumen, the nurse tells Kirby that his hearing loss needs to be checked further, but that it may be associated with aging. What is the best term to describe this? A. Tinnitus
B. Accommodation
C. Presbycusis
D. Presbyopia
C
Hearing changes often associated with aging include decreased hearing acuity, speech intelligi-bility, and pitch discrimination, which is referred to as presbycusis. Low-pitched sounds are eas-iest to hear, but it is difficult to hear conversation over background noise. A decrease in active sebaceous glands causes the cerumen to become dry and completely obstruct the external audi-tory canal.
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