Speech Understanding and Listening Effort Benefits of Hearing Instruments
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Conditions studied: Hearing Loss, Bilateral
In brief
The goal of this clinical study is to investigate the benefits of hearing instrument use in adults with hearing loss. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does hearing instrument use improve speech understanding and listening effort amount people with hearing loss? Researchers will compare varying models of hearing instruments to see how speech understanding and listening effort are impacted. Participants will be asked to wearing varying hearing instruments and participate in lab-based activities to evaluate their speech understanding, listening effort, and subjective preference.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07116135
- Run by
- Sonova AG
- People needed
- 30
- Starts
- 2025-02-05
- Expected to finish
- 2025-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-08-11
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adult 18-95 years
- N3 or N4 hearing loss
- Experienced hearing aid user
- English fluency
- Cognitively able to complete complex listening tasks
You may not qualify if…
- Outside of specified age range
- Vulnerable populations
- Hearing within normal limits or otherwise not appropriate for hearing instruments under study
- Inability to read, write, or speak English
- Inability to complete complex listening tasks
Where it is running
- University of South Florida Auditory Neurosciences & Technology Lab — Tampa, Florida, United States (enrolling)
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