Sensorineural hearing loss in the elderly (Presbycusis) occurs due to degeneration process of the organ of hearing. This hearing disorder is progressive and permanent in nature. It is estimated that about 30% of elderly of 65 to 75 years and 50% of over 75 years old are having hearing problem ...
Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic conditions reported by elderly. The estimated prevalence of significant hearing impairment among people over the age of 65 is approximately 30 percent and among people over the age of 70 exceeds 50 percent. Because of the process is a gradual, person ...
The components of natural immunity are dendritic cells, macrophages, natural killer- cell and the complement system ...
Bone is a dynamic tissue which is being replaced and remodelled throughout life. The necessary equilibrium between bone production and resorption becomes unbalanced in later life. The result is a gradual and progressive loss of bone after the age of 35 ...
After the age of 30, the number and size of muscle fibres progressively decline, resulting in a decrease of skeletal muscle mass and thus lean body mass. This process is termed “sarcopenia” ...
Joint movements are slow with age because of changes within the joints. Reaction time is also slower because of changes in the central nervous system where time lapse between the brain receiving the signal and the person responding to the signal increases with age ...
Most prostate enlargement does not give rise to any symptom. Patients may have symptoms with increased frequency of passing urine, urgency and sometimes the inability to control urine. It occurs when the prostate becomes enlarge and blocks the passage of urine ...
Older people may be less able to delay urination after they first sense a need to urinate. The bladder muscles may contract sporadically, apart from any need to urinate. The bladder muscles weaken. As a result, more urine is left in the bladder after urination is finished ...
Older people have increased frequency or passing urine at night (nocturia) due to the inability of the aged kidney to concentrate urine and to handle extra water effectively. Excessive or rapid fall in function is not part of normal aging process but due to complication of chronic illness like hypertension, ...
As people age, the muscles used in breathing such as the diaphragm, tend to weaken by up to 25% with aging. Also, slightly less oxygen is absorbed from air that is breathed in ...
As people age, the heart and blood vessels change in many ways. However, regular exercise can reduce many of the effects of aging on the heart and blood vessels ...
As people age, the skin tends to become thinner, less elastic and finely wrinkled. However, exposure to sunlight over the years contributes to wrinkling and to making the skin rough and blotchy ...
As people age, the gums recede slightly. Consequently, the lower parts of the teeth are exposed to food particles and bacteria ...
Generally, the abilities to taste and smell start to gradually diminish as people age. The abilities to taste with the tongue and to smell with the nose are both needed to enjoy the full range of flavors in food ...
As people age, they may hear less well and balance may become difficult to maintain. These changes occur because some structures in the ear that help with hearing or balance deteriorate with age ...
The eyes undergo many changes with aging. Between the ages of 40 and 50, most people notice that seeing close objects becomes difficult ...
As people age, the number of nerve cells in the brain decreases. Brain weight decreases by 20% by age 90, selective nerve cells loss of between 5 and 50% and cells tend to shrink. Because of these changes, the brain may function slightly less well. Older people may react and ...
