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Speech Understanding and Listening Effort Benefits of Hearing Instruments

Description

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.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

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Speech Understanding and Listening Effort Benefits of Hearing Instruments

Condition
Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Tampa

University of South Florida Auditory Neurosciences & Technology Lab, Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612

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

  • * Adult 18-95 years
  • * N3 or N4 hearing loss
  • * Experienced hearing aid user
  • * English fluency
  • * Cognitively able to complete complex listening tasks
  • * 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

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

2025-12