Sound Quality Comparisons With Different Hearing Aid Couplings and Venting Systems

Sonova AG17 enrolled

Overview

Participants will be comparing the sound quality of their own voice and the sound quality of streamed music using universal couplings and a custom earmold with a dynamic vent.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hearing Loss, Sensorineural

Interventions

Audeo P90 hearing aid with custom earmolds using dynamic ventingDEVICE

Audeo P90 hearing aids coupled to custom earmolds that use dynamic venting.

Audeo P90 hearing aid with Open domesDEVICE

Audeo P90 hearing aid coupled with non-custom, manufacturer open domes

Audeo P90 hearing aid with Vented domesDEVICE

Audeo P90 hearing aid coupled with non-custom, manufacturer vented domes

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Mild to severe bilateral sensorineural hearing loss * hearing must be symmetrical below 500 Hz * must live within 30 miles of Aurora IL Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Sonova US

Aurora, Illinois, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sound Quality of Streamed Music Rating Scale

subjective rating on scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) for sound quality of streamed signal

Time frame: 1 day

Own Voice Sound Quality Rating Scale

subjective rating on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) for sound quality of participant's own voice quality.

Time frame: 1 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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