Inner ear balance disorders common, associated with falls among older Americans

Monday, May 25, 2009 - 15:49 in Health & Medicine

An estimated 35 percent of U.S. adults age 40 and older have vestibular dysfunction (inner ear balance disorders), and those who do may have a higher risk of falling, according to a report in the May 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

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