Age-Related Hearing Loss (IMAGE)

Acoustical Society of America

Age-Related Hearing Loss

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Adults with mild age-related hearing loss (right) show brain reorganization in which hearing portions of their brain are recruited for processing visual patterns. This is not seen in age-matched adults with normal hearing (left).

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Anu Sharma

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