Ten-year association between change in speech-in-noise recognition and falls due to balance problems: a longitudinal cohort study.

Background: This study examined the relationship between speech-in-noise recognition and incident/recurrent falls due to balance problems ten years later (RQ-1); 10-year change in speech-in-noise recognition and falls (RQ-2a), as well as the role of dizziness in this relationship (RQ-2b). The association between hearing aid use and falls was also examined (RQ-3).

Methods: Data was collected from the Netherlands Longitudinal Study on Hearing between 2006 and December 2022.