December 1st, 2007
Hearing Loss Explained
Balance and hearing are the two primary tasks provided by our ears. As we get older we have to accept that our ability to hear deteriorates, and the deterioration will usually be in our perception of audible frequency range and the ability to hear quiet sounds. Hearing impairment is in reality so common that of those older than sixty five, one third experience a degree of hearing loss. For those older than seventy five fifty percent suffer a hearing reduction. There is another factor here as well, and that lies in our genes. Our inherited capability may also reduce our hearing with age. Some people will suffer due to the effects of heridity alone, and others from heredity and excessive noise damage.