@jeffw to science • 1 year agoHearing loss can lead to deadly falls, but hearing aids may cut the riskwww.npr.orgmessage-square6arrow-up131arrow-down13
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minus-square@jeffwOPlink2•1 year agoThen why would hearing aids fix it? I didn’t think vestibular dysfunction worked like that
minus-square@RusticuslinkEnglish3•edit-21 year 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.