@article{ref1,
title="Vision, hearing, balance, and sensory impairment in Americans aged 70 years and over: United States, 1999-2006",
journal="NCHS data brief",
year="2010",
author="Dillon, Charles F. and Gu, Qiuping and Hoffman, Howard J. and Ko, Chia-Wen",
volume="31",
number="31",
pages="1-8",
abstract="KEY FINDINGS: Sensory impairments are a substantial problem for older Americans: One out of six has impaired vision; one out of four has impaired hearing; one out of four has loss of feeling in the feet; and three out of four have abnormal postural balance testing. Sensory impairments increase with age: Vision and hearing impairments each double, and loss of feeling in the feet increases by 40% in persons aged 80 years and over compared with persons aged 70-79 years. One in five Americans below the poverty threshold has impaired vision: 50% higher than other Americans. Balance problems are also common among the poor. Over one-half of those with impaired vision could improve their eyesight by using glasses or by getting a corrected prescription. For those with hearing problems, 72% might benefit from a hearing aid but do not use one.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1941-4935",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}