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The Book of Lost Energy

Hair

People notice hair thinning as they get older. It is normal for the hair in our bodies–

scalp, armpits, and pubic area–to thin out. Moreover, even the hair pigments in

your cells also get depleted thus the number of gray and white hairs start to
increase.

Height

Even your height is affected by age. Studies have shown that it is common for most

people to lose as much as 2 inches by the time they reach the age of 80. We tend to
get shorter as we get older. This is normal as our posture is affected by the

compression of the spinal bones, discs, and joints.

Hearing

As we get older, the ability of the ear to hear high-frequency sounds becomes lesser.

Exposure to loud noise over time damages the ability of the ears to hear. An age-
associated hearing loss is called presbycusis. Moreover, earwax tends to

accumulate more as you get older thus interfering with the ability to hear and

distinguish sounds.

Vision

Presbyopia is a condition wherein the lenses of the eyes become less and less
flexible thus resulting in blurry vision. This condition starts to develop at the age

of 40. Aside from the lenses becoming inflexible, it also becomes denser—making

the pupil react slower to changes in light.

For some people, they experience yellowing of the lenses thus changing the way
they perceive light. As you get older, you will notice that seeing objects that are

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