Conductive and Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the benefit of new super-power bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) processors in BAHA users. BAHAs are able to help people with mixed/conductive and single-sided hearing loss when they are unable to use or receive limited benefit from traditional hearing. Until recently, BAHAs were only recommended to people with up to a moderate hearing loss. New super-power BAHA processors may be able to help people who previously were not candidates for BAHAs or received limited benefit from them. The information collected in this study may lead to improved evaluation of and expanded treatment options for people considering BAHA. Different types of hearing tests will be used to compare the devices.
Detailed description
The objective of this study is to assess the benefit of new super-power bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) processors in BAHA users. BAHAs are able to help people with mixed/conductive and single-sided hearing loss when they were not receiving benefit from traditional hearing aids or could not use them due to differences in their ears related to surgery or congenital anomalies. Stronger super-power processors may be able to help individuals who previously did not meet candidacy for BAHA. This study will evaluate how much benefit they are getting from their current devices compared to new super-power devices. The information collected in this study may lead to improved evaluation of patients considering BAHA implantation and expanded treatment options for new and existing BAHA users. Primary outcome measures will include hearing threshold and speech perception measures. All devices are commercially available and FDA approved.
Interventions
DEVICEsuper-power BAHA processor
The super-power BAHA processor will be provided for use at the study visit only to run different types of hearing tests, speech understanding tests in quiet, and speech understanding tests in noise. The same tests will be performed with the use of the subject's current BAHA processor for comparison.
Sponsors
University of Miami
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years of age or older * meet candidacy criteria for a high gain super-power processor with a fitting range up to 65 dB * native English speaker
Exclusion criteria
* do not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Threshold testing | 1 hour | Conventional hearing test will be performed. Sound field testing will be performed to establish aided thresholds using the individual's current BAHA processor and super power BAHA processor |
| Speech perception in noise | 1 hour | Speech perception in noise will be evaluated without hearing devices and then using the individual's current BAHA processor and super power BAHA processor |
| Speech perception in quiet | 1 hour | Word understanding will be evaluated without hearing devices and then using the individual's current BAHA processor and super power BAHA processor |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed