Editing Hearing loss (section)

==== Falls ====
People with hearing loss are at a higher risk of falling. There is also a potential [[dose–response relationship]] between hearing loss and falls—greater severity of hearing loss is associated with increased difficulties in postural control and increased prevalence of falls.<ref name=":32">{{cite journal | vauthors = Agmon M, Lavie L, Doumas M | title = The Association between Hearing Loss, Postural Control, and Mobility in Older Adults: A Systematic Review | journal = Journal of the American Academy of Audiology | volume = 28 | issue = 6 | pages = 575–588 | date = June 2017 | pmid = 28590900 | doi = 10.3766/jaaa.16044 | s2cid = 3744742 }}</ref> The underlying causal link between the association of hearing loss and falls is yet to be elucidated. There are several hypotheses that indicate that there may be a common process between decline in [[auditory system]] and increase in incident falls, driven by physiological, cognitive, and behavioral factors.<ref name=":32" /> This evidence suggests that treating hearing loss has potential to increase [[Quality of life (healthcare)|health-related quality of life]] in older adults.<ref name=":32" />[[Falls in older adults|Falls]] have important health implications, especially for an aging population where they can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Elderly people are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of injuries caused by falls, since older individuals typically have greater bone fragility and poorer protective reflexes.<ref name=":22">{{cite journal | vauthors = Dhital A, Pey T, Stanford MR | title = Visual loss and falls: a review | journal = Eye | volume = 24 | issue = 9 | pages = 1437–1446 | date = September 2010 | pmid = 20448666 | doi = 10.1038/eye.2010.60 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Fall-related injury can also lead to burdens on the financial and health care systems.<ref name=":22" /> In literature, age-related hearing loss is found to be significantly associated with incident falls.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Jiam NT, Li C, Agrawal Y | title = Hearing loss and falls: A systematic review and meta-analysis | journal = The Laryngoscope | volume = 126 | issue = 11 | pages = 2587–2596 | date = November 2016 | pmid = 27010669 | doi = 10.1002/lary.25927 | s2cid = 28871762 }}</ref>