Patients with hearing loss in one ear appear to have more conscious control over their response to sensory cues in their environment, resulting in a more deliberate control of balance with less degrees of freedom to respond to changes in the environment, almost like a guarding behavior.
Postural and Head Control Given Different Environmental Contexts
Fall risk in people with hearing loss has been shown in older adults, and our pilot data suggest balance impairments in people with single-sided hearing are more likely to arise in older participants with moderate dizziness.
Creating Complex Virtual Environments to Potentially Help Characterize Dizziness Symptoms
We investigated two different virtual reality paradigms in an attempt to shed light on the mechanisms underlying persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD). The results of this research highlight the value of virtual reality usage and provide a basis for further investigations.
First-Generation College Students and More Highlights From Meet the Researcher
Each year Hearing Health Foundation’s (HHF) Emerging Research Grants (ERG) program funds innovative hearing and balance projects from promising early-career scientists. A program created by Collette Ramsey Baker, in 1958 when HHF was founded, ERG continues to be a cornerstone of our mission. We eagerly look forward to applications from potential grantees, due this year on Feb. 10, 2020, and publicizing their projects and careers.