Causes

~Presbycusis is typically a sensorineural hearing disorder caused by changes in the inner ear associated with aging
~Changes in the middle ear and along the nerve pathways which lead to the brain
~Continuous exposure to daily traffic sounds, construction work, noisy offices, loud equipment, and loud music
~Changes in blood supply to the ear because of heart disease, vascular (blood vessel) conditions associated with diabetes, and circulatory problems
~Could be a conductive hearing loss disorder where loss of sound sensitivity is caused by abnormalities of the outer and middle ear including reduced function of the tympanic membrane, and the malleus, incus, and stapes in the middle ear that carry sound waves from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear