Sensorineural hearing loss
Conditions
Interventions
A group: high technology hearing aid use
B group: low technology hearing aid use
C group: control group, use of no-gain hearing aid
Subjects will use Hearing Aids along 12 weeks.
Those who are group
Device
Sponsors
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Irmandade da Santa Casa de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: > 60 years old, sensorineural hearing loss not greater than 60 dB between 250 and 4000 Hz), never used hearing aid before.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Research drop-out; score < 26 on Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) indicating neurocognitive abnormalities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the scores in NEUPSILIN Neuropsychological test (NEUPSILIN) after using hearing aids for 12 weeks (A and/or B group);to assess Long-term evoked auditory potencial (LTEAP) shortening after using hearing aids for 12 weeks (A and/or B group) Observed results: 1) better scores and 2) shorten latency times in LTEAP in both groups A and B. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Better self-referred result while using hearing aids in as questionnaire as Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ);Observed results: Patients in both groups A and B referred higher self-satisfaction regarding to hearing aid use when compared to C group. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDanilo Fernandes
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed