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1Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Halle (Saale), Deutschland.
Abstract:
There is increasingly assumed that, in addition to visual, vestibular and somatosensory afferents, hearing also plays a role in the regulation of balance. It seems that, especially in old age, progressive hearing loss is associated with a decrease in postural control. Several studies investigated this relationship in normal-hearing people, in patients with conventional hearing aids and with implantable hearing systems, as well as in patients with vestibular disorders. Despite the inhomogeneous study situation and lack of evidence, hearing seems to interact with the balance regulation system with potentially stabilizing effect. Furthermore, insights into audiovestibular interaction mechanisms could be achieved, which could possibly be integrated into therapeutic concepts of patients with vestibular disorders. However, further prospective controlled studies are necessary to bring this issue to an evidence-based level.
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