Human Growth and Development / Unit 18 HGD 2577 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Midlife Senses
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The idea
Perceptual change resumes in midlife: presbyopia blurs near vision and presbycusis takes high frequencies first, entry 1806, while proprioception declines, raising fall risk, entry 1808.
In practice
A forty-six-year-old holding a menu at arm's length in a noisy restaurant, entry 1806's example.
Where people slip
Midlife sensory change is gradual and varies widely between people, entry 1808 notes.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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