2\/3 of children with acquired hearing loss have vestibular deficits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWith Balance Awareness Week around the corner (September 18\u201324), our experienced team is here to help you stay on top of your hearing and balance health. We offer state-of-the-art diagnostic services, licensed audiologists, a neuro-ophthalmologist, a physical therapist, cutting-edge hearing technology and vestibular testing. Our comprehensive care works\u2014a recent study revealed that 91% of patients treated by Dr. Sanders, our neuro-ophthalmologist, experienced a cure or significant improvement in their dizziness, vertigo and balance symptoms.<\/p>\n
For more information about the link between hearing loss and balance problems or to schedule an appointment, contact Indiana Hearing Specialists today at (765) 588-1231 to see how our trusted hearing health care providers can help you. We offer thorough audiological testing and counseling for total patient satisfaction.<\/strong><\/p>\n[1]<\/span> Lin, F. R., & Ferrucci, L. (2013). Hearing loss and falls among older adults in the United States. Archives of Internal Medicine 172<\/em>(4), 369-371.<\/p>\n[1]<\/span> Mahmoudi, E., et al. (2019). Can hearing aids delay time to diagnosis of dementia, depression, or falls in older adults? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 67<\/em>(11), 2362-2369.<\/p>\n[1]<\/span> Paparella, M. M. (2008). Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and other Vestibular Symptoms in M\u00e9ni\u00e8re Disease. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 87(10), 562\u2013562. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/014556130808701006<\/p>\n[1]<\/span> VEDA. (2013). Balance Awareness Week to Defeat Dizziness: Facts, Figures & Trivia. https:\/\/vestibular.org\/sites\/default\/files\/page_files\/BAW%2013%20Vestibular%20Facts_0.pdf<\/p>\n[1]<\/span> National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. (1995). National strategic plan: Balance and balance disorders (NIH Pub. No. 96-3217). Bethesda, MD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Research shows that people with hearing loss are more likely to experience a fall than peers with normal hearing\u2014and it all ties back to the health of the vestibular system. The vestibular system, which starts in the inner ear, is responsible for providing the brain with information that allows us to keep our balance. One…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1820"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1827,"href":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820\/revisions\/1827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}