Age-Related Hearing Loss, Postural; Defect, Hearing Aid
Conditions
Keywords
Age-related hearing loss, presbycusis, posture, Hearing Aid
Brief summary
Presbycusis could be associated to increased risk to fall. There is little about the impact on postural balance of hearing aids. In this study, the investigators describe the postural balance evolution before and after hearing aid fitting in presbycusis-affected adults (55-80years old) consulting Angers University Hospital ENT department and ENT Medical Doctor of Le Mans .
Detailed description
After being informed about te study and consentment, patients meeting inclusion criteria consulting for presbycusis and in indication for hearing aids will be included to have posturometry (V0). Posturometry is performed 3 months later, before the first hearing aid installation (V1a) and after (V1b), as well as three months after hearing aid wearing (V2). Evolution of posturometry parameters without hearing aids between V0 and V1a serve as control and is compared to the evolution of posturometry parameters after hearing aid wearing between V1b and V2.
Interventions
OTHERposturography
posturography will be performed when diagnosis of ARHL, in need of hearing aid fitting, is done and after information and written approval from patient. Posturography is performed later when hearing aid fitting and 3months after hearing aid use
Sponsors
University Hospital, Angers
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Masking description
Ech individual is its proper control
Intervention model description
Prospective study, with analysis of posturography parameters variation before and after hearing aid fitting in age-related hearing loss affected population aged 55 to 80 years old.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
55 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 55 to 80 years old * ARHL within PTA superior to 30dBHL, and intelligibility threshold 30dB or worse defining hearing aid fitting indication in France Non inclusion Criteria: * hearing aid fitting refusal or contrindication * vestibulare rehabilitation in past 3 months * unusual physical activity the day of the posturography test * incapacity to understand the instruction, or to stand up the time of posturography without help * predictable incapacity to perform posturography in the time of the study
Exclusion criteria
* acute affliction that could affect the posturography test * daily physical activity modification due to medical advice or vestibular rehabilitation between two posturography
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elliptic surface variation in posturography assessment before and after hearing aid fitting in presbycusis patients | 3 months | analysis of variation of elliptic surface (cm2), eyes opened and closed, and subsequent romberg quotient (elliptic surface closed eyes/elliptic surface opened eyes) in the 3 months before hearing aid fitting and the 3 months after |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the effective wearing time of the device since its installation | 3 months | average of time within hearing aid use per day (on the last 3 months) |
| the severity of the initial hearing loss | 3 months | calculation of the average hearing loss measured by the average of the hearing thresholds without a hearing aid at 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 kHz |
| the notion of a balance disorder described by the patient | 3 months | vertigo or feeling of instability |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed