1Sarcopenia
An age-related loss of muscle mass and strength
2Accommodation of the eye
The ability to focus and maintain an image on the retina—declines most sharply between the ages of 40 and 59.
3When can hearing start to decline?
40
4What sounds are typically lost first when hearing begins to decline?
High-pitched
5Changes in the cardiovascular system for early to middle age people
High blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease increase considerably.
6Metabolic syndrome
Characterized by hypertension, obesity, and insulin resistance, and often leads to the onset of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
7Changes in the lungs for early to middle ages
Lung tissue becomes less elastic ~ age 55, decreasing lung capacity.
8Changes in sleep for early to middle ages
Wakeful periods become more frequent in the forties, as do sleep-disordered breathing and restless legs syndrome.
9Arthritis
The leading chronic disorder in middle age, followed by hypertension
10Life Span
the maximum number of years an individual can live
11What's the approximate years a human can live up to?
120-125
12Life Expectancy
the number of years the average person born in a particular year will probably live
13Centenarians
•Individuals 100 years and older.
•Increasing each year in developed countries.
Supercentenarian refers to those who live to be 110
14Young old
those aged 65 to 84
15Oldest old
those aged 85 or more
16Vision for 65-74 Years
Loss of acuity even with corrective lenses, less transmission to light, greater susceptibility to glare, color discrimination ability decreases
17Vision for 75+ Years
Significant loss of visual acuity and color discrimination, decrease in size of perceived visual field. In late old age, significant risk for visual dysfunction via cataracts and glaucoma
18Hearing for 65-74 Years
Significant loss of hearing at high frequencies, some loss at middle frequencies. Losses can be helped by hearing aid. Greater susceptibility to masking what is heard by noise.
19Hearing for 75+ Years
Significant loss at high and middle frequencies. Hearing aid more needed than young-old age
20Vision - Sensory Development (Late Adulthood)
Visual decline in late adulthood is linked to cognitive decline, fewer social contacts, and less challenging social/leisure activities.
21Cataracts
the thickening of eye's lens causes vision to become cloudy, opaque, and distorted.
22Glaucoma
damage to the optic nerve because of the pressure created by a buildup of fluid in the eye
23Macular Degeneration
deterioration of the retina's macula, which corresponds to focal center of the visual field.
24Presbycusis
Characteristic age-related hearing impairment involving selective difficulty hearing high-pitched tones. This condition is not curable.
25Cerumen
Wax in the outer ear canal, which may be related to the increase of the earlobe in aging by several millimeters