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Influence of single-sided deafness on the auditory capacity of the better-hearing ear

Conditions
H90.4
Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
Registration Number
DRKS00015740
Lead Sponsor
HNO-Uniklinik Freiburg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
413
Inclusion Criteria

Hearing capacity of the poorer ear unaided
- mean air conduction hearing threshold (500, 1000, 2000, 4000 Hz) > 60 dB HL
- Speech comprehension without CI in the Freiburg Einsilbertest = 30% at 65 dB SPL
Hearing capacity of the better ear at first diagnosis
- Average air conduction hearing threshold (500, 1000, 2000, 4000 Hz) = 30 dB H

Exclusion Criteria

Single-sided deaf patients under 18 years

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparison of peripheral hearing ability of the better-hearing ear in single-sided deaf patients with age-related normal-hearing subjects from literature (ISO 7029:2017).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparison of hearing ability of better-hearing ear of single-sided deaf patients with and without cochlear implantation of deaf ear<br>Comparison of the hearing ability of the better-hearing ear of single-sided deaf patients with different etiology of hearing impairment (e.g. otosclerosis, temporal bone fracture, sudden deafness)<br>Comparison of the hearing ability of the better-hearing ear of single-sided deaf patients with different duration of hearing impairment.
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