A 70-year-old patient reports to the nurse that he is having trouble hearing,especially when he is in large groups.He says he "can't always tell where the sound is coming from" and the words often sound "mixed up." What might the nurse suspect as the cause for this?

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Presbycusis is a type of hearing loss that occurs with aging,even in people living in quiet environments.It is a gradual sensorineural loss caused by degeneration of the nerve in the inner ear,or the auditory nerve.This makes words sound garbled.The ability to localize sound is also impaired.This communication dysfunction is accentuated when background noise is present.

A 70-Year-Old Patient Reports to the Nurse That He Is