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* Complacency about the danger
* Dizziness and poor balance
* Fatigue and weak muscles and bones
* Poor vision
* Poor hearing and exposure to noise
* Ladder touching live electrical conductors
* Ladder slipping at top
* Ladder slipping at base
* Ladder resting against moveable objects
* Falling material
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Mark Rosenberg:
There are various reasons why so many falls occur. As you age, you are more likely to be diagnosed with conditions that cause balance problems. Here are some of the most common health problems that effect balance:
1) Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) – More likely to occur in people over 60, BPPV causes a brief, but intense spinning sensation when you move your head. The vertigo is most pronounced when you get out of bed or tilt your head to look up. This is caused by calcium stones in the inner ear, which may be the result of an infection, injury or aging.
2) Labyrinthitis – This inflammation of the inner ear results in dizziness and loss of balance. It affects the labyrinth, or the organ that controls balance.
3) Ménière’s Disease- While the cause is unknown, Ménière’s can occur at any age. It is a balance disorder resulting in vertigo, intermittent hearing loss, ringing in the ears, and a feeling of fullness in the ears.
4) Medication – Blood pressure medications are often the source of balance problems. A class of drugs known as “ototoxic” have the side effect of damaging the inner ear, therefore effecting balance.
5) Stroke – This disease of the circulatory system not only causes falls in some cases, but can also be the source of balance problems.