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Speech Understanding and Listening Effort Benefits of Hearing Instruments

Sonova AG · with University of South Florida · NCT07116135

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–95 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted (a condition is required)
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
30
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
February 5, 2025
Record last updated
August 11, 2025

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What the study is about

The goal of this clinical study is to investigate the benefits of hearing instrument use in adults with hearing loss. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does hearing instrument use improve speech understanding and listening effort amount people with hearing loss? Researchers will compare varying models of hearing instruments to see how speech understanding and listening effort are impacted.

Participants will be asked to wearing varying hearing instruments and participate in lab-based activities to evaluate their speech understanding, listening effort, and subjective preference.

Being studied: hearing instruments

Conditions: Hearing Loss, Bilateral

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult 18-95 years
  • N3 or N4 hearing loss
  • Experienced hearing aid user
  • English fluency
  • Cognitively able to complete complex listening tasks

Exclusion Criteria

  • Outside of specified age range
  • Vulnerable populations
  • Hearing within normal limits or otherwise not appropriate for hearing instruments under study
  • Inability to read, write, or speak English
  • Inability to complete complex listening tasks

Recruiting US locations

  • University of South Florida Auditory Neurosciences & Technology Lab

    Tampa, FL 33612

    Site contact: Study Coordinator · 813-974-4148 · ant-lab@usf.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Study Coordinator · 813-974-4148 · ant-lab@usf.edu
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