A Comparison of Hearing Aid Noise Programs on Speech Intelligibility

Description

Hearing impaired participants will be fit with study devices which will have three different hearing aid programs. Speech intelligibility will be measured using validated tests for each of the three hearing aid programs. The order of the hearing aid programs will be randomized across participants and each participant will be blinded as to the programs being tested.

Conditions

Hearing Loss, Bilateral or Unilateral

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Hearing impaired participants will be fit with study devices which will have three different hearing aid programs. Speech intelligibility will be measured using validated tests for each of the three hearing aid programs. The order of the hearing aid programs will be randomized across participants and each participant will be blinded as to the programs being tested.

A Comparison of Hearing Aid Noise Programs on Speech Intelligibility

A Comparison of Hearing Aid Noise Programs on Speech Intelligibility

Condition
Hearing Loss, Bilateral or Unilateral
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Aurora

Phonak Audiology Research Center, Aurora, Illinois, United States, 60504

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Bilateral moderate to severe hearing loss (N3-N4)
  • * Experienced hearing aid user
  • * Fluent in English
  • * Cognitively able to complete complex listening tasks
  • * Unilateral hearing loss
  • * New hearing aid user
  • * Unable or unwilling to complete complex listening tasks

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 95 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Sonova AG,

Study Record Dates

2025-05-10