Hearing Aid Benefit in Real-World Noisy Environments
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Hearing aid.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss, Bilateral Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Adult-Onset. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Evaluating the Impact of Hearing Aid Signal Enhancement Algorithms in Real-World Contexts
Overview
Researchers are doing this study to understand why hearing aids often work well in controlled laboratory settings but don't provide the same level of benefit in everyday noisy environments. The questions they hope to answer are: * What factors contribute to hearing aid benefit in noisy environments * What factors limit hearing aid benefit * How do real-world factors interact with common hearing aid settings Participants will complete: * Hearing and listening tests * Memory and attention assessment * Surveys on their Smartphone
Detailed description
This is study investigates how hearing aid signal processing algorithms and environmental factors in listening situations interact to affect listening outcomes. A crossover design is used to assess speech perception, listening effort, and user satisfaction across diverse acoustic contexts.
Interventions
- Device Hearing aid
Participants will use study-provided hearing aids for 15 minutes, 7-10 times for a week.
Primary outcome measures
- Compare effectiveness of hearing aid signal enhancement on speech perception [Time frame: 1 week]
- Compare effectiveness of hearing aid signal enhancement on listening effort [Time frame: 1 week]
- Compare effectiveness of hearing aid signal enhancement on listening comfort [Time frame: 1 week]
- Compare effectiveness of hearing aid signal enhancement on sound quality [Time frame: 1 week]
- Compare effectiveness of hearing aid signal enhancement on sound location [Time frame: 1 week]
- Compare effectiveness of hearing aid algorithms based on location [Time frame: 1 week]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Over 18 years old
- Symmetrical, bilateral, adult onset, sensorineural hearing loss
- Experienced hearing aid users (> 3 months)
Exclusion criteria
- Under 18 years old
- Conductive or mixed hearing loss
- Asymmetrical or unilateral hearing loss
- Pre-lingual or childhood hearing loss onset
- No hearing aid experience
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- University of Wisconsin - Madison — Madison
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07226167 · 2025-1586 · FA · UWMSN | L&S | Communication Sc · Protocol Version 11/25/25