{"id":4988,"date":"2022-05-20T16:17:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nesilv.com\/?p=4988"},"modified":"2022-05-20T16:17:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:17:23","slug":"studies-show-hearing-aids-can-lead-to-fewer-hospital-visits-in-older-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesilv.com\/studies-show-hearing-aids-can-lead-to-fewer-hospital-visits-in-older-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Studies Show Hearing Aids Can Lead to Fewer Hospital Visits in Older Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Not only can <a href=\"https:\/\/nesilv.com\/audiologist\/benefits-of-hearing-aids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hearing aids improve communication<\/a> with loved ones, boost your mood and increase your earning power, studies show they can also prevent a trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/sunrisehospital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center<\/a> due to a fall. In this post, we review how the hearing and balance systems are connected and what the studies show about how hearing aids can improve balance and prevent hospital visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>How the Hearing &amp; Balance Systems Are Connected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nesilv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hearing-aid-woman-phone-1280x830.jpg\" alt=\"Senior woman with a hearing aid behind the ear communicates with her daughter and granddaughter via video communication via a smartphone. Full human life with hearing aids\" class=\"wp-image-4990\" width=\"313\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nesilv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hearing-aid-woman-phone-1280x830.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/nesilv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hearing-aid-woman-phone-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nesilv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hearing-aid-woman-phone-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nesilv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hearing-aid-woman-phone-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The inner ear contains both the cochlea and the labyrinth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The <strong>cochlea <\/strong>is responsible for helping you hear. It is lined with tiny hair cells called stereocilia, which convert incoming soundwaves into electrical energy that the brain interprets as sound.<\/li><li>The <strong>labyrinth<\/strong>is responsible for helping you balance. It is a maze of bone and tissue that holds the semicircular canals, which are filled with fluid that moves in response to your body\u2019s movements, telling your brain how you\u2019re oriented in space.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The cochlea and the labyrinth both send signals to the brain via the vestibulocochlear nerve. Because these systems are so intertwined, a problem with one often results in problems with the other. This is why people with hearing loss are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/news\/media\/releases\/hearing_loss_linked_to_three_fold_risk_of_falling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three times<\/a> more likely to experience an injurious fall compared to someone without.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, this also means that wearing hearing aids to treat hearing loss can prevent a fall that lands you in the hospital. We review what the studies show below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>What the Research Shows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2018\/04\/180426130033.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a> published in <em>Science Daily <\/em>in 2018 reports: [The researchers] found that older adults who had a hearing aid were less likely to have gone to the hospital or emergency room in the last year. The difference was about two percentage points \u2013 not a major difference but large enough to be significant.\u201d Additionally, \u201cThose who had been hospitalized and had a hearing aid had shorter stays than those who didn&#8217;t have a hearing aid \u2013 averaging a half of a day less in the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This information is supported by another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6940601\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a> published in <em>Inquiry <\/em>in 2019, which found that: \u201cUse of hearing aids was associated with lower medical costs among those with severe self-reported hearing loss.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/nesilv.com\/audiologist\/hearing-aid-fitting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hearing aids<\/a> or to schedule an appointment with an expert audiologist, call <span class=\"company-name \">Nevada Ear + Sinus Institute<\/span> today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ul class=\"related-posts\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nesilv.com\/how-bluetooth-works-with-your-hearing-aids\/\" class=\"related-post\">How Bluetooth Works with Your Hearing Aids<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nesilv.com\/have-you-considered-rechargeable-hearing-aids\/\" class=\"related-post\">Have You Considered Rechargeable Hearing Aids?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nesilv.com\/a-music-lovers-guide-to-hearing-aids\/\" class=\"related-post\">A Music Lover\u2019s Guide to Hearing Aids<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not only can hearing aids improve communication with loved ones, boost your mood and increase your earning power, studies show they can also prevent a trip to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center due to a fall. 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