Risks And Benefits: Understanding Your Risk of Falling And The Fall Prevention Benefits Of New Technologies
November 5, 2025
While aging itself is not a reason you’re at risk for falling, so many of the health and medical circumstances you face as an older adult do raise your risk. Consider some of these basic facts: From 1990-2021, there was a 182% increase in falls globally, with projections that the…
See Me, Hear Me: Another New Option Utilizing The OTC Hearing Aid Technology
July 16, 2025
So, have you found a pair that will work for you? Have you tried some of the new Over-the-Counter hearing aids now available, or maybe reached for a pair of AirPods Pro 2 earbuds to help with your hearing loss? Or maybe you’ve gone the route of an audiologist and…
Prediction And Prevention: What Can Be Done To Lower The Risk Of Falling?
March 19, 2025
As an older adult, you’re likely aware that your risk of falling- and risk of serious injury- continues to rise as you get older. In fact, while the statistic often quoted is that one in four adults 65 and older sustains a fall each year, some experts report that in…
Dealing With Disability While Aging: An Interview With Disability Advocate Dr. Katherine Schneider
October 16, 2024
While agebuzz has never shied away from addressing the challenges you may confront as an aging adult, we have not, to date, sufficiently addressed the issue of disability and how it may affect your aging experience, either as a person with disabilities who is getting older or as an older…
Protect And Prevent: What Are You Doing To Lessen The Likelihood Of Falling?
September 25, 2024
As we celebrate the arrival of fall, make sure you also make room to mark the occasion of Falls Prevention Awareness Week, which runs from Sept. 23 – Sept. 27 this year. It’s the right time of year to reflect on your own stability, balance, and history of falling, to…
The List Goes On: More Factors Raising Your Risk For Dementia
August 21, 2024
Back in 2020, we highlighted a landmark report issued by The Lancet Commission which addressed modifiable risk factors for dementia and outlined lifestyle changes that could substantially lower your risk for being diagnosed with dementia. Among the modifiable factors within your control? Smoking, hearing loss, healthy diet and exercise. A…