Hearing Loss Is Associated with Increased Variability in Double Support Period in the Elderly

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 278
• Main Authors: Szeto, Betsy, Zanotto, Damiano, Lopez, Erin M., Stafford, John A., Nemer, John S., Chambers, Adam R., Agrawal, Sunil K., Lalwani, Anil K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 04.01.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Accidental Falls; Age; Aged; ambulatory gait analysis; Deafness; Ethnicity; Feedback; Female; Gait; Hearing aids; Hearing loss; Hearing Loss - diagnosis; Humans; instrumented footwear; Kinematics; Male; Middle Aged; Older people; Otology; spatiotemporal gait parameters; Velocity; Walking; wearable technology; United States > US; spatiotemporal gait parameters; hearing loss; wearable technology; instrumented footwear; ambulatory gait analysis

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-engineer...