The Effect of Rehabilitation Program on the Auditory Skills of Elderly Hearing Aid Users

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Central Auditory Processing Disorder and Speech in Noise Perception Problem.; Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss; H90.5

• Registration Number: IRCT20190921044838N1
• Lead Sponsor: Iran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

An elderly population, 60-75 years old
Bilateral mild to moderate Sensory Neural Hearing Loss
Auditory thresholds 40 dB < and > 55 dB within the 500-4000 Hz frequency range
Hearing in both ears symmetrically (mean difference thresholds about 5 dB)
Candidates for binaural hearing aids
Normal condition of middle ear function
Ensuring lack of salient cognitive problems using Mini Mental State Examination MMSE)
Right-handedness (using Edinburg handedness inventory)
Speaking Farsi and being monolingual

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Signal to Noise Ratio Loss index (SNR Loss). Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: QuickSIN Test.;Score of the Gap In Noise (GIN) Test. Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: Gap In Noise (GIN) Test.;Score of the Duration Pattern Test (DPT). Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: Duration Pattern Test (DPT).;Speech ABR Waves Latencies. Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: Speech ABR Test.;Speech ABR Waves amplitude. Timepoint: Before, immediately after completing intervention, and one month after the completion of intervention. Method of measurement: Speech ABR Test.