Sensation and Perception 9th Edition by Bruce Goldstein

Exercise 2

Presbycusis usually begins with loss of high-frequency hearing and gradually involves lower frequencies. From what you know about cochlear function, can you explain why the high frequencies are more vulnerable to damage?
Figure Hearing loss in presbycusis as a function of age. All of the curves are plotted relative to the 20-year-old curve, which is taken as the standard.