A common cause of hearing loss in the elderly is presbycusis, which is defined as:
A) a progressive loss of hearing, particularly in the low frequencies, which explains why their television is turned up.
B) an acute hearing impairment caused by idiopathic rupture of the tympanic membrane in the middle part of the ear.
C) a degenerative condition in which the person experiences difficulty hearing both low and high frequency sounds.
D) loss of high-frequency sounds and the inability to differentiate a particular sound from background noise.
Answer: D) loss of high-frequency sounds and the inability to differentiate a particular sound from background noise.
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