Hearing aids and tinnitus
- Conditions
- <p>Tinnitus</p>10019243
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28370
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 18
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: - No reported neurological or psychiatric disorders (excluding tinnitus and hearing loss); - High frequency hearing loss; - Moderate- to moderate-severe- degree of hearing loss (PTA of 1, 2 and 4 kHz = 35 dB); - Chronic tinnitus (lasting more than 6 months); - Tinnitus percept described as tonal (or at least being able to perceive a pitch during a tinnitus matching); - Tinnitus pitch = 6 kHz, and in the hearing loss region; - Using hearing aids for at least the last 6 months; - Written informed consent;
Non-conformance to any of the inclusion criteria stated above;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br><tr><br><td>There was a small reduction of the TFI score after the adaptation process, possibly due to a placebo effect. The TFI score did not differ significantly from the standard setting after using the notched or the boosted settings. Regardless of the TFI outcomes, most participants had an individual preference for a particular setting. Notch-filtered and boosted amplification did not provide better tinnitus suppression than standard amplification, although notched amplification performed better than boosted amplification. The individual preferences highlighted the importance of tailor-made approaches to hearing aid amplification in clinical practice. Further studies should explore the differences among patient’s tinnitus and their preference for a hearing aid setting. </td><br></tr><br><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Additionally, the following psychoacoustic measures will take place: - Changes in tinnitus pitch - Changes in tinnitus loudness - Auditory Handicap - Hours of hearing aid use</p><br>
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