Perceptual effects of noise reduction in linear and compression hearing aids

Completed

• Conditions: hearing impairement; hearing loss; 10019243

• Registration Number: NL-OMON35358
• Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

- Aged 18 years or older
- Moderate sloping sensorineural hearing loss:
o hearing threshold between 40 and 60 dB hearing level at 4 kHz
o air-bone gap <<= 15 dB
o more than 25 dB difference between the maximum and minimum hearing thresholds between 500 and 4000 Hz
- Native speaker of the Dutch language

Exclusion Criteria

-Pure tone hearing thresholds do not meet the specified criteria
-Not native speaker Dutch

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The different outcome measures are speech intelligibility (in terms of words<br /><br>correct as well as the signal to noise ratio at which 50% is correctly<br /><br>repeated), listening effort (indicated on a nine-point rating scale), speech<br /><br>naturalness, noise annoyance and overall preference (all derived from paired<br /><br>comparison ratings).</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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