Ophthalmology

Age-related hearing loss (ARHL), also known as presbycusis, is a complicated disease that has been observed in tens of millions of people around the world. It is defined as a progressive, irreversible, and symmetrical bilateral neurosensory hearing loss caused by cochlea degeneration, in which sound-induced vibrations are translated into electrical impulses by sensory hair cells within cochlear neurons, which then help transmit information to the brain. The condition has been one of the most prevalent chronic conditions that as affected the aged population, including half of them that are over the age of 65 years in United States. In the peripheral region, the AHL dev...