Presbycusis is now one of the most impacting chronic diseases on the quality of life in the Chinese aged people. Hearing aid is the main approach helping elderly people to overcome difficulties in communication. Digital hearing aids have gradually replaced analogue ones in China and demonstrated better effect. However, the number of those who use hearing aids is very small in China. Cochlear implants have been applied in elderly patients in China. So far, there is a long way to go in hearing rehabilitation service for elderly people in China.%老年性耳聋已成为影响我国老年人生活质量的最主要的慢性病之一。助听器是目前帮助听力损失的老年人克服交流障碍的主要手段。在我国，数字助听器已逐渐取代模拟助听器并且体现出了更好的效果。但是老年听力损失患者中使用助听器的比例仍然很小。人工耳蜗植入也已被应用在老年患者中。我国针对老年人的听力康复服务还有较长的路要走。
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