Self-efficacy-based Auditory Rehabilitation with Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Description

This goal of this study is to learn if a new audiology treatment process called the self-efficacy-based auditory rehabilitation (SEBAR) can improve confidence and success with over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can the SEBAR improve participants' confidence related to managing their over-the-counter hearing aids? * Can the SEBAR improve participants' willingness to adopt over-the-counter hearing aids, their satisfaction, quality of life, and their emotional state? Researchers will compare these outcomes of the SEBAR with and without wearing OTC hearing aids. Participants will: * Visit for one appointment to complete a few questionnaires without OTC hearing aids * Wear a pair of ITC hearing aids for a week and use an app to answer questions about their experiences * Visit for a second appointment to complete the same questionnaires with OTC hearing aids.

Conditions

Hearing Loss, Sensorineural

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Study overview

This goal of this study is to learn if a new audiology treatment process called the self-efficacy-based auditory rehabilitation (SEBAR) can improve confidence and success with over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can the SEBAR improve participants' confidence related to managing their over-the-counter hearing aids? * Can the SEBAR improve participants' willingness to adopt over-the-counter hearing aids, their satisfaction, quality of life, and their emotional state? Researchers will compare these outcomes of the SEBAR with and without wearing OTC hearing aids. Participants will: * Visit for one appointment to complete a few questionnaires without OTC hearing aids * Wear a pair of ITC hearing aids for a week and use an app to answer questions about their experiences * Visit for a second appointment to complete the same questionnaires with OTC hearing aids.

Self-efficacy-based Auditory Rehabilitation to Optimize Real-world Outcomes with Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: a Pilot Study

Self-efficacy-based Auditory Rehabilitation with Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Condition
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

LIttle Rock

Department of Audiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, LIttle Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72204

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Between 18 - 85 years old
  • * Non-fluctuating, adult-onset, bilateral mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss (average hearing thresholds for 500-3000Hz between 25- and 60-dB HL and no more than 10 dB difference between ears).
  • * No previous experience with hearing aids
  • * English as their first language with good self-reported health
  • * Any reported history of outer or middle ear pathologies • No participants will be excluded based on their gender, race/ethnicity.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 85 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Arkansas,

Study Record Dates

2025-08-01