Inner Ear Balance Disorders Common, Associated With Falls Among Older Americans

An estimated 35 percent of U.S. adults age 40 and older have vestibular dysfunction (inner ear balance disorders), and those who do may have a higher risk of falling, according to a report in the May 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The vestibular system helps control an individual’s balance, according to background information in the article.

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Filed under: Ear, Nose and Throat on June 1st, 2009