Normal Aging Process
| Nanette Lavoie-Vaughan, M.S.N., APN |
Sensory Deficits
- Presbyopia
- Narrowing of the visual field
- Decreased pupil responsiveness
- Yellowing of the lens
- Slower dark-light adaptation
- Increased incidence of “floaters”
- Presbycusis
- Harder consistency of ear wax
- Degeneration of vestibular structures
- Decreased number of taste buds
- Decreased number of sensory cells in the nasal lining
- Reduced ability to feel pressure and pain
- Decreased ability to differentiate temperature
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