Use of Environmental Sounds in the Daily Lives of People with Hearing Impairments: A Questionnaire-Based Survey

Everyday Use of Environmental Sounds in the Lives of People with Hearing Impairments - Everyday Use of Environmental Sounds in the Lives of People with Hearing Impairments

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000060740

Enrollment

120

Registered

2026-04-01

Start date

2026-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Hearing loss

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Case Groups HA Group: Cases wearing hearing aids CI Group: Cases wearing cochlear implants Control Groups Young Adult Group Cases with uncorrected hearing thresholds below 20 dB Cases aged 20 to under 40 years Students enrolled at the University of Tsukuba who provided informed consent to participate in the study Elderly Group Cases with unamplified hearing thresholds below 30 dB Cases aged 60 years or older but under 90 years Individuals enrolled at the Narita City Silver Human Resources Center who provided informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants with congenital hearing impairment who have difficulty engaging in spoken-language conversation Participants with MMSE scores below the cutoff value Younger group Participants with unaided hearing thresholds 20 dB Participants with a current otologic disorder Older group Participants with unaided hearing thresholds 30 dB Participants with a current otologic disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To analyze the subjective evaluations derived from questionnaire responses regarding environmental sound listening ability among people with hearing impairments.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAstuya Takayama

Saitama Medical University Hospital Otorhinolaryngology/Neuro-Otology

takayama.atsuya@1972.saitama-med.ac.jp0492761111

Outcome results