The purpose of this study is to use an optimized version of the SEDA algorithm (SEDA-HA) for hearing aids to evaluate the benefit for listeners with varying degrees of hearing loss in realistic environments and evaluate its impact on speech perception and sound quality. The primary objective is to evaluate performance with and without the SEDA-HA algorithm on speech perception and speech reception tasks. The secondary objective is to evaluate performance of and experience with SEDA-HA integrated into a portable hearing aid prototype in the laboratory and in real-world situations outside the laboratory.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
All participants will complete the testing using the SEDA-HA algorithm.
The study device is a non-invasive, acoustic hearing aid prototype developed by York Sound. Participants ages 18 and older will then take-home the HA prototype to begin the at home protocol for 30 days.
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States
Number of words repeated with SEDA
Participant will listen to an IEEE (IEEE Subcommittee, 1969) sentence and repeat all the words they hear. The process will be repeated for 10 sentences in each listening condition. Background noise will consist of one of five noise types (Babble, White Gaussian, Speech-Shaped, Restaurant, and Traffic) and one of five SNRs (-4, -2, 0, 3, and 6 dB). Each listening condition will be evaluated with and without SEDA, in an order that is randomized across participants.
Time frame: Day 1 (up to 4 hours)
Number of words repeated without SEDA
Participant will listen to an IEEE (IEEE Subcommittee, 1969) sentence and repeat all the words they hear. The process will be repeated for 10 sentences in each listening condition. Background noise will consist of one of five noise types (Babble, White Gaussian, Speech-Shaped, Restaurant, and Traffic) and one of five SNRs (-4, -2, 0, 3, and 6 dB). Each listening condition will be evaluated with and without SEDA, in an order that is randomized across participants.
Time frame: Day 1 (up to 4 hours)
Number of participants who preferred SEDA-on condition
The hearing aid prototype will feature two buttons "P1" and "P2", which correspond to the SEDA-on and SEDA-off conditions. Subjects will be asked if they prefer "P1" or "P2".
Time frame: Day 30
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