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Hearing changes when you become older because as the hearing is used it gets weaker and damaged. actually when you get older you have been listening to things your whole life. and in your ear there is a little spiral thing with microscopic hairs which wiggle about sending electronic waves to your brain which sends a message to the ear drum and makes a sound. so when you get older these hairs die away and you dont grow new ones so the tiny hair do not send as many electronic waves causing your hearing to fail.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe reason why your hearing changes as you get older is due to the changes that occur in the inner ear, with age. It is thought that genetics and exposure to loud music over a period of time can have an effect on hearing loss as one gets older.
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∙ 10y agoThere are many reasons that your hearing may deteriorate as you age. Your ear is a very small but very intricate organ. Over time, or sometimes rather quickly, the delicate parts of the ear can degrade. Presbycusis is the term used for hearing loss with age. There are many thing that can cause the ear to weaken. Here are just a few:
Family history/heredity; loud noise exposure; moderate noise exposure over time; chronic poor health (Diabetes, heart issues, etc); serious illness; medications; deficiencies in some nutrients; auto immune disease; virus; and others. Most likely a gradual loss is due to a combination of these factors.
Usually hearing loss in aging occurs so gradually that the person with the loss is unaware of the problem. They may blame their difficulty on others, stating that they mumble or don't speak loudly enough. If you know someone who is having difficulty hearing, especially in groups, encourage them to get their hearing tested by a board certified doctor of audiology. Everyone should have a baseline test every ten years anyway, so that you can catch the loss early.
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∙ 14y agoover time your ear drum weakens from sound vibrating, it gets weaker and damaged.
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∙ 15y agoAs you age and get older, your hearing will get worse. It is a fact that as a human ages, all of the organs will slowly begin to shut down.
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∙ 10y agoA person's ears do change when they get older. They will continue to grow over time and may begin to sag. This is common amongst many parts of the body.
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Why does you hearing change as you get older?
The reason why your hearing changes as you get older is due to the changes that occur in the inner ear, with age. It is thought that genetics and exposure to loud music over a period of time can have an effect on hearing loss as one gets older.
What happens to mammals hearing when they get older?
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Does hearing improve as you get older because you have had more practicing at listening?
No. Hearing gets worse as you age.
Does mammals hearing get worse as they get older?
yes because as they get older there ears do not hear as well
Is hearing loss in older adults most noticeable?
Truthfully, people of all ages are able to use hearing aids. There is no confirmed age for when someone's hearing my be lost. Yet, people mostly notice their hearing problems when they're approaching older ages.
What did Beethoven lose when he got older?
He lost his hearing.
How do you change as you get older?
How do you change as you get older
Why does the upper threshold of hearing get lower as you get older?
Because of your mom
What has the author Joan M Sayre written?
Joan M. Sayre has written: 'Helping the older adult with an acquired hearing loss' -- subject(s): Deaf, Hearing impaired, Means of communication, Older deaf people, Rehabilitation 'Handbook for the Hearing Impaired Older Adult' -- subject(s): Deafness, Older deaf people, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Deafness
Who needs hearing aids?
for people at older ages thats hearing isnt very well or they were born with where they cant hear well but it is usually what old people where you dont see young people wearing them but older peoples hearing isnt good so they have to wear them
Does hearing amplified rock music change your hearing level?
over a prolonged period of time it harms the ear and makes the person hard of hearing.
When hearing aids was invented?
It is uncertain who invented the first electric hearing aid, it may have been the Akoulathon, invented in 1898, but hearing aids in general, are an old concept. In the older days hearing aids were simply big, bulky, mechanical devices, such as trumpets and etc.
