Hearing Aids as a Treatment for Tinnitus in Mild Hearing Loss
Completed
- Conditions
- tinnitus10019243
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON32815
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
- adults (>18years)
- tinnitus complaint
- symmetric mild hearing loss (threshold >= 20dB on 2 and 4kHz)
- a pure tone average threshold = PTA 1-2-4kHz <35dB
Exclusion Criteria
- an otological condition that needs intervention by an ENT surgeon
- a psychiatric condition that needs intervention by a psychiatrist
- a non cooperative patient
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>To evaluate the effect of a hearing aid for the treatment of tinnitus in<br /><br>patients with mild hearing loss and to evaluate the relation with four patient<br /><br>characteristics (see introduction):<br /><br>1. Amount of hearing loss<br /><br>2. Tinnitus frequency<br /><br>3. Tinnitus handicap<br /><br>4. Psychological distress<br /><br><br /><br>Before, after 6 weeks of use and after 6 months of hearing aid use, the effect<br /><br>is evaluated by a free-field speech audiometry, tinnitus loudness matching and<br /><br>questionnaires to evaluate the tinnitus handicap and a distress. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>To evaluate effect of a hearing on the ability to hear in patients with mild<br /><br>hearing loss.</p><br>