Speech Understanding and Listening Effort Benefits of Infinio Sphere

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

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.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 95
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Adult 18-95 years

• N3 or N4 hearing loss

• Experienced hearing aid user

• English fluency

• Cognitively able to complete complex listening tasks

Locations
United States
Florida
University of South Florida Auditory Neurosciences & Technology Lab
RECRUITING
Tampa
Contact Information
Primary
Study Coordinator
ant-lab@usf.edu
813-974-4148
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-02-05
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Experimental: Hearing instrument users
Individuals with hearing impairment will be fit with three different models of hearing instruments. They will all be fit with the same hearing instruments, although they will not be aware which model they are using at the time of testing.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Sonova AG
Collaborators: University of South Florida

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