deafness hearing-impairment
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Hearing impaired participants must have a average hearingloss below 40 dB over frequencies 1, 2 and 4kHz (PTA) for a period of 2 years or longer and must be older than 60. Normal hearing participants must have a PTA of 20 dB of better.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participents will be excluded when: - Unable to complete test participant screening (see protocol 3.4, page 12) - Unable to complete the experiment - Unable to find 95% of the catch cases (see protocol 5.2, page 15)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Investigate differences of audio-visual integration between participant groups. Investigate effect of different stimuli on the ventriloquism effect. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Investigating how size of the visual stimulus contributes to the ventriloquism effect. Investigate the distribution in audio/visual integration skill of individuals. | — |
Countries
Netherlands