A middle-aged patient avoids eating out in restaurants because of the inability to hear dining partners talk.What should the nurse realize that this patient is describing?

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Presbycusis is age-related hearing loss, commonly affecting people over 50. The patient's inability to hear dining partners talk suggests difficulty in hearing high-frequency sounds, which is typical with presbycusis.

A Middle-Aged Patient Avoids Eating Out in Restaurants Because of the Inability