Question

• Age related changes in:
o Vision
o Hearing
o Libido
o Diet
o Sleep patterns

Answer 1

Age related changes in:
o Vision -The risk of vision problems such as age related macular degeneration and cataract increases with age
o Hearing - The ability to hear the high pitch sounds decrease. So, the elderly people can hear the male’s voices easily (low pitch sounds) than that of the female voices (high pitch sounds).

o Libido - Diminishes among women after menopause, remain unaltered or slightly reduced (depending on the other health factors and lifestyle) among men

o Diet : The ability to digest complex foods decrease, the peristaltic movements decrease with increase in age (i.e. in elderly), which leads to constipation problems
o Sleep patterns : The duration of sleep decreases with increase in age, sleep patterns alter