print email comment close Presbycusis URL: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/presbycusis.asp Description: Fact sheet on presbycusis, the loss of hearing that gradually occurs in most individuals as they grow older. Discusses symptoms, causes, prevention, hearing aids, communication tips, and related topics. From the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health. Publisher: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health Library of Congress Subject Headings: Aging Deafness Hearing disorders LII Database Information: Record 1073 created by Jennifer English on 06/28/2005 Last modification on 06/30/2005 Published: 06/28/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/1073