A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine has shown that there is an increased risk of falling in older adults with hearing loss. The study reported on 2,017 subjects ages 40 to 69. The researchers gave hearing tests to the subjects and asked about their history of falls. 14% of the subjects had hearing loss and 5% of those subjects reported falls in the past 12 months. For every 10 decibels of increased hearing loss, the incidence of falls increased by 40%. The researchers guess that the lack of auditory cues affect people
