jeffw@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 2 years agoHearing loss can lead to deadly falls, but hearing aids may cut the riskwww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down13
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkHearing loss can lead to deadly falls, but hearing aids may cut the riskwww.npr.orgjeffw@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThen why would hearing aids fix it? I didn’t think vestibular dysfunction worked like that
minus-squareRusticus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 years agoHearing aids won’t fix vestibular dysfunction but hearing has to help with having an additional sense. There is also a link between hearing loss and cognitive decline and hearing aids may help with that as well. https://drexel.edu/news/archive/2023/January/Fall-Rate-Nearly-50-Percent-Among-Older-Americans-with-Dementia#:~:text=Older adults living with dementia,hospitalization and nursing home admission.
Then why would hearing aids fix it? I didn’t think vestibular dysfunction worked like that
Hearing aids won’t fix vestibular dysfunction but hearing has to help with having an additional sense. There is also a link between hearing loss and cognitive decline and hearing aids may help with that as well.
https://drexel.edu/news/archive/2023/January/Fall-Rate-Nearly-50-Percent-Among-Older-Americans-with-Dementia#:~:text=Older adults living with dementia,hospitalization and nursing home admission.