Advances in Prevention and Management of Presbycusis
LIU Chenqing
HOU Xiaofeng
ZHAI Suoqiang
YU Ning
Abstract：Objectives To better understand latest advances in prevention and treatment strategies of presbycusis. Meth?ods Articles were identified through online search of the Pubmed, Science, Medline, and CINAHL, as well as a manual search. Studies that explored the treatments and prevention of presbycusis were included. Results A total of fourty-eight articles were re?viewed. 1. Development in traditional treatment of presbycusis is limited in the recent 10 years. 2. Listening assisting devices such as hearing aids, cochlear implants and middle ear implants have been widely applied to patients in many countries. 3. Great progresses have been made in gene therapy and stem cell transplantation in recent years. Conclusion More work is needed to manage presbycusis. Gene therapy and stem cell transplantation may offer effective management of presbycusis someday.
Keywords：PresbycusisAge-related hearing lossPreventionTreatment
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 166-170 )