Venting Effects on Speech Performance

Sonova

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hearing Loss

Treatments: Device: Phonak Audeo Infinio Hearing Aid

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT06712693

SRF-26765

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to gather behavioral data on the effect of earmold venting on speech performance in noise with a new noise reduction feature.

Enrollment: 19 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Subjects fulfilling all of the following inclusion criteria are eligible for the investigation:

• 18-85 years of age
• Experienced hearing aid users
• N3-N4 hearing loss
• Fluent in English; ability to read and write in English
• Able to complete complex tasks
• Willing and able to provide informed consent
• Available for the data collection period

The presence of any one of the following exclusion criteria will lead to the exclusion of the subject:

• Self-reported active ear-related pathology (otorrhea, dizziness, sudden hearing loss or worsening of hearing, otalgia)
• Visible deformity of the ear
• Chronic, severe tinnitus
• Unilateral hearing loss
• Cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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19 participants in 1 patient group

Experimental

Experimental group

Description:

All participants will be tested using all three types of domes: Power, Vented, Open.

Treatment:

Device: Phonak Audeo Infinio Hearing Aid