Preliminary evidence on the impact of hearing aid use on falls risk in individuals with self-reported hearing loss - Riska KM, Peskoe SB, Gordee A, Kuchibhatla M, Smith SL.

PURPOSE Falls are considered a significant public health issue, and hearing loss has been shown to be an independent risk factor for falls. The primary objective of this study was to determine if hearing aid use modified (reduced) the association. We hypot...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news