Hearing Loss
Conditions
Brief summary
The present study has the evaluation of a test to measure the localization performance goal . It is about the perception of danger audio signals in everyday listening environments nearby which are reproduced in controlled laboratory conditions. In addition, a dereverberation algorithm regarding speech intelligibility and localization ability is evaluated . The research hypothesis is that the dereverberation of the audio signals can improve speech intelligibility for both normal hearing and hearing-impaired persons. In addition, the binaural dereverberation algorithm should not affect the localization ability in everyday situations.
Interventions
OTHEROldenburger sentence test, localization test
Sponsors
University of Zurich
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* adults , in general healthy (no diagnosis of dementia and/or stroke known), mother tongue: (swiss) german, normal hearing or with hearing aid wearers both sides or with CI support on both sides, symmetrical hearing loss
Exclusion criteria
* deviation of inclusion criteria, known fluctuating, rapidly progressive hearing loss, test person is not able to come one time a week to the University Hospital of Zurich or to handle 1-2 hours appointments or is not able to use touchscreen
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oldenburger sentence test and localization test with 30 subjects | 1 day | The impact of a dereverberation algorithm for hearing aids and / or cochlear implants will be checked |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Differences in localization ability | 1 day | By VALE (localization test) can differences in the localization ability between normal hearing and hearing-impaired people be measured |
Outcome results
None listed