The study is a non-interventional, observational, cross-sectional, study on users of Ponto sound processors. The purpose of this study is to evaluate subjectively assessed hearing performance and satisfaction with Oticon Medical's sound processors fitted with the Genie Medical fitting software.
The study is a non-interventional, observational, cross-sectional, study on users of Ponto sound processors. The purpose of this study is to evaluate subjectively assessed hearing performance and satisfaction with Oticon Medical's sound processors fitted with the Genie Medical fitting software. Subjects fitted with one or two Ponto sound processors will be invited to participate in an online survey. The survey contains questions about the subjectively experienced performance and satisfaction of the device. The survey can be filled out on computer, tablet or mobile phone and should take the participants about 10 minutes to fill out.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
170
Bone Anchored Hearing solution fitted to compensate for the subjects hearing loss
Oticon Medical
Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Overall IOI-HA Score
International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids score. 5 item categorical scale ranging from worst outcome (1) to best outcome (5). Evaluate subjectively assessed overall hearing performance and satisfaction with the Oticon Medical's Ponto sound processors.
Time frame: at enrollment
Factor 1 IOI-HA Score
Factor 1 International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids score. 5 item categorical scale ranging from worst outcome (1) to best outcome (5). Evaluate the subjectively assessed performance and satisfaction with Oticon Medical's Ponto sound processors
Time frame: at enrollement
Factor 2 IOI-HA Score
Factor 2 International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids score. 5 item categorical scale ranging from worst outcome (1) to best outcome (5). Evaluate the subjectively assessed performance and satisfaction with Oticon Medical's Ponto sound processors
Time frame: at enrollment
Per Item IOI-HA Score (Q1)
Per item International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids score. 5 item categorical scale ranging from worst outcome (1) to best outcome (5). Here, this item queries average hours of use per day and a score of 1 is assigned for "none", a score of 2 assigned for "less than one hour per day", a score of 3 assigned for "1 to 4 hours per day", a score of 4 for "4 to 8 hours a day", and a score of 5 assigned for "more than 8 hours a day". Evaluate the subjectively assessed performance and satisfaction with Oticon Medical's Ponto sound processors
Time frame: at enrollment
Per Item IOI-HA Score (Q2)
Per item International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids score. 5 item categorical scale ranging from worst outcome (1: helped not at all) to best outcome (5: helped very much). Evaluate the subjectively assessed performance and satisfaction with Oticon Medical's Ponto sound processors
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Time frame: at enrollment
Per Item IOI-HA Score (Q3)
Per item International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids score. 5 item categorical scale ranging from worst outcome (1: Very much difficulty) to best outcome (5: No difficulty). Evaluate the subjectively assessed performance and satisfaction with Oticon Medical's Ponto sound processors
Time frame: at enrollment
Per Item IOI-HA Score (Q4)
Per item International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids score. 5 item categorical scale ranging from worst outcome (1: Not worth it at all) to best outcome (5: Very much worth it). Evaluate the subjectively assessed performance and satisfaction with Oticon Medical's Ponto sound processors
Time frame: at enrollment
Per Item IOI-HA Score (Q5)
Per item International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids score. 5 item categorical scale ranging from worst outcome (1: Affected very much) to best outcome (5: Affected not at all). Evaluate the subjectively assessed performance and satisfaction with Oticon Medical's Ponto sound processors
Time frame: at enrollment
Per Item IOI-HA Score (Q6)
Per item International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids score. 5 item categorical scale ranging from worst outcome (1: bothered very much) to best outcome (5: Bothered not at all). Evaluate the subjectively assessed performance and satisfaction with Oticon Medical's Ponto sound processors
Time frame: at enrollment
Per Item IOI-HA Score (Q7)
Per item International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids score. 5 item categorical scale ranging from worst outcome (1: Worse) to best outcome (5: Very much better). Evaluate the subjectively assessed performance and satisfaction with Oticon Medical's Ponto sound processors
Time frame: at enrollment
Usage
Evaluate non-usage among patients fitted with a Ponto sound processor. Reported is number of participants by sound processor type.
Time frame: at enrollment
Upgrade
Evaluate Ponto sound processor upgrade rate
Time frame: enrollment