A 70-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that he is having trouble hearing,especially 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 change?

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

A 70-Year-Old Patient Tells the Nurse That He Has Noticed