Response to Powell et al., "Do Hearing Aids Prevent Falls? Commentary on Study From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey"

Kristal M Riska; Sarah B Peskoe; Alex Gordee; Maragatha Kuchibhatla; Sherri L Smith

doi:10.1044/2021_AJA-21-00144

Response to Powell et al., "Do Hearing Aids Prevent Falls? Commentary on Study From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey"

Am J Audiol. 2021 Dec 9;30(4):1148-1149. doi: 10.1044/2021_AJA-21-00144. Epub 2021 Oct 6.

Authors

Kristal M Riska^{1

2}, Sarah B Peskoe³, Alex Gordee³, Maragatha Kuchibhatla³, Sherri L Smith^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Duke University School of Medicine, Department Head & Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences, Durham, NC.
² Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Durham, NC.
³ Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Durham, NC.
⁴ Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Population Health Sciences, Durham, NC.

Abstract

This letter serves to respond to Powell et al.'s (2021) letter to the editor regarding our recent publication, "Preliminary Evidence on the Impact of Hearing Aid Use on Falls Risk in Individuals With Self-Reported Hearing Loss." In our letter, we respond to key concerns and commentary raised by the authors.

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls / prevention & control
Hearing Aids*
Hearing Loss* / prevention & control
Humans
Nutrition Surveys
Self Report

Abstract

MeSH terms

Grants and funding