Hearing loss impacts physical fitness and sufferers are more likely to walk slower and have poor balance, study finds
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore assessed if hearing impairment was linked with poorer physical ability. They recruited 2,956 US adults with an average age of 79 years, all with different levels of hearing ability ranging from normal to severe hearing loss. They found those with severe hearing impairment had poorer physical function. Hearing loss can affect physical functioning through 'reduced perception of auditory input that contributes to walking and balance', they claim.
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