Hearing Loss
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how hearing instruments perform in varying environmental settings in adults with hearing loss. The main questions it aims to answer are: How do varying versions of hearing instrument features perform based on exposure to different environments? What is the hearing instrument user preference between varying versions of hearing instrument features? Participants will be fit with hearing instruments in the lab, and asked to wear them for the duration of the study period in their home environment. Participants will be asked to answer questionnaires throughout the study period.
Interventions
DEVICEHearing instrument
Conventional, daily wear hearing instruments will be used in this study.
Sponsors
Sonova AG
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Masking description
Participants all receive the same intervention/hearing aid, but will be blinded as to which program they are being tested with.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 95 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adult, age 18 - 95 years * N4 hearing loss * Experienced hearing aid user * English fluency * Cognitively able to complete complex listening tasks
Exclusion criteria
* Normal hearing, or hearing loss outside the specified range * No hearing aid experience * Unable to speak, read, or write English fluently * Cognitive impairment * Any other condition or situation that impacts eligibility to participate in or complete study tasks, at the discretion of the investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hearing instrument feature performance | From enrollment to the completion of data collection, approximately 6 weeks | Accuracy of hearing instrument feature performance based on environmental sampling and subjective reporting |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactResearch Audiologist
Outcome results
None listed