@article{ref1,
title="Hearing loss is associated with increased variability in double support period in the elderly",
journal="Sensors (Basel)",
year="2021",
author="Zanotto, Damiano and Szeto, Betsy and Agrawal, Sunil K. and Chambers, Adam R. and Nemer, John S. and Stafford, John A. and Lopez, Erin M. and Lalwani, Anil K.",
volume="21",
number="1",
pages="e278-e278",
abstract="Hearing loss is a disabling condition that increases with age and has been linked to difficulties in walking and increased risk of falls. The purpose of this study is to  investigate changes in gait parameters associated with hearing loss in a group of  older adults aged 60 or greater. Custom-engineered footwear was used to collect  spatiotemporal gait data in an outpatient clinical setting. Multivariable linear  regression was used to determine the relationship between spatiotemporal gait  parameters and high and low frequency hearing thresholds of the poorer hearing ear,  the left ear, and the right ear, respectively, adjusting for age, sex,  race/ethnicity, and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory-Screening version score. Worsening high and low frequency hearing thresholds were associated with increased  variability in double support period. Effects persisted after adjusting for the  effects of age and perceived vestibular disability and were greater for increases in  hearing thresholds for the right ear compared to the left ear. These findings  illustrate the importance of auditory feedback for balance and coordination and may  suggest a right ear advantage for the influence of auditory feedback on gait.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1424-8220",
doi="10.3390/s21010278",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21010278"
}