Does hearing loss affect your balance?
mustangluvr asked:
just wondering
If you have hearing loss and are unbalanced, would a hearing aid help with balance?
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just wondering
If you have hearing loss and are unbalanced, would a hearing aid help with balance?
January 5th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
that’s a theory. I believe it. Nikki
January 8th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Yeah!
Lucas M
pretty much all your balance is in your ear
January 11th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
yes,but it is overcome-able, as well as vision and balance…try standing on one foot blindfolded
Loony
January 13th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Yes - deafness and hearing loss can somtimes be accompanied by vertigo - dizziness and/or loss of balance. It depends on which area of the ear and ear canal are affected…. Kenna’s mom
January 16th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
good question….. i hope u get a good answer lilash524
January 17th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
a middle ear infection can cause balance problems. A severe ear infection can cause hearing loss and if it affects your middle ear, balance issues too. In your middle ear is a circular part that has fluid in it. when this fluid sloshes around(when you spin in a cirlce fast), it will make you lose your balance. When this fluid becames infected, same affect. bubbles
January 18th, 2010 at 3:00 am
Hearing isn’t what keeps your balance, balance is kept by the pressure felt by a small organ inside your ear. That’s why people born deaf can still have good balance, as long as their deafness isn’t related to damage of the rest of the ear. (because the balance organ isn’t damaged) And thats why those who lose their hearing to catastrophic physical damage of their ear, such as an explosion induced overpressure, also lose their balance. (because the tiny organ gets damaged too)
So, no. A hearing aid will do nothing for your balance. mike.huntsmells
January 18th, 2010 at 11:56 am
yes!
i just got over an ear infection.
my right ear was clogged for about a week, and i was running into things i never have before.
it’s REALLY weird. TJ