Hearing loss is a very common symptom amongst all age groups. Children have a hearing loss related to frequent upper respiratory tract infections. Ear drum perforations are a common cause of hearing loss. Hearing loss can be due to a variety of causes, and in this instance our attention has been brought to bear on exposure to daily noise that could be contributing to this hearing loss.
It is usually felt that old persons will have some degree of hearing loss related to ageing which causes the partial destruction of the hair cells in the Cochlea which are responsible for hearing.