H91.9
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: control group (normal-hearing)
Group 2: hearing-impaired subjects
Group 3: subjects with cochea implants
Sponsors
Universitätsklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: native German; normal hearing both ears: hearing thresholds up to 10 dB HL up to 4 kHz; mild hearing loss both ears (WHO grade 1); moderate hearing loss both ears (WHO grade 2); severe hearing loss both ears (WHO grade 3); cochlea implant users with sufficient hearing abilities (SRT Oldenburg sentence test <20dB SNR) and worse hearing abilities on to CI contralateral ear
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: underage; kognitive impairments; decreased vision, which impairs reading abilities; patients without cochlear implants not fitting into the defined subject groups; cochlear implant users without sufficient speech understanding (SNR of standard Oldenburg sentence test larger or equal to 20 dB)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of the influence of face masks on the audio-visual speech intelligibility with the help of the audio-visual Oldenburg sentence test in background noise | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of the impairment caused by wearing face masks on the audio-visual speech intelligibility of hearing-impaired listeners and cochlea implant users with the help of the audio-visual Oldenburg sentence test in background noise | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAndreas Radeloff
Universitätsklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde
Outcome results
None listed