Life expectancies are higher for people without vision or hearing loss
Life expectancies are higher for people without vision or hearing loss than they are for people who are visually or hearing impaired according to recent research.
Researchers from Singapore examined the impact of vision and hearing impairment on the lives of adults living in the country aged 60 or over with and without limitations on physical function and activities. Survey participants were interviewed for the study in 2009, 2011-2012 and 2015.
The authors said: ‘Timely and appropriate management of vision and hearing impairment, especially when coexisting, among older adults has the potential to reduce the years of life they live with limitation in physical function and in activities of daily living.’