AB54 Presbycusis
International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01
The term presbycusis refers to sensorineural hearing impairment in elderly individuals. Characteristically, presbycusis involves bilateral high-frequency hearing loss associated with difficulty in speech discrimination and central auditory processing of information.
inclusions
- Presbyacusia
postcoordination
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synonyms
- Presbycusis
- Presbyacusia
- age-related hearing loss
- senile deafness
- hard of hearing
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