Aging in elderly people often develops fear of fall, risk of fall, impaired balance, poor eyesight, leading to limitation in functional activities/impairments, poor quality of life. Screening and treating fear of fall and balance impairments will lead to betterment in quality of life (QoL). Purpose: The effect of auditory cueing and eyes closed foam hurdle crossing on balance and quality of life in geriatric population. Design: A single group pre post experimental design. Setting: The study was

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... conducted at old age homes and tertiary care hospital. Patients: 30 elderly subjects above 60 years were recruited using Berg balance score (BBS) of >21. Intervention: Intervention given is eyes closed foam hurdle crossing exercises on auditory cueing for 20 minutes a day, five times a week over three weeks. Measurements: Patients were assessed at baseline for balance using Balance Evaluation System Test (BEST) and for QoL using Old People Quality of Life scale (OPQoL). All subjects were reassessed after 15 sessions. Results: Mean, standard deviation, paired t Test were used. There was a statistically significant change in the BEST and OPQoL scores post intervention with p value <0.05. Conclusion: Auditory cueing followed eyes closed foam hurdle crossing exercises were effective in improving balance and QoL in geriatric population.