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Remote Microphone for Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Age: 18+
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: Sonova AG
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

This study will compare speech understanding in noise using a remote microphone with hearing aids and compatible receivers with speech understanding in noise using hearing aids alone in a population of hearing impaired adults, age 18 and over. Participants will be tested in a near condition (target speech and remote microphone located 1 meter away from participant) as well as a far condition (target speech and remote microphone located 2 meters away from participant). Subjective questionnaire about listening effort and overall satisfaction will also be administered to each participant.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for adults aged 18 and older who have hearing loss. Participants should be able to use hearing aids and remote microphones, and must not have any conditions that would prevent them from completing the study.

Inclusion Criteria

Experienced hearing aid users (bilateral)
Fluent in English; ability to read and write in English
I have hearing loss in both ears due to nerve damage.
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Exclusion Criteria

Contraindications to medical device (MD) in this study: known hypersensitivity or allergy to hearing instruments/domes
Limited/inconsistent/no prior use of hearing instruments
I have trouble describing my experiences with hearing aids or accessories.
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What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Trial Overview

The study compares how well people with hearing loss understand speech in noisy environments when using just hearing aids versus using hearing aids together with a remote microphone system. Both close (1 meter) and farther (2 meters) listening situations are tested.

How Is the Trial Designed?

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Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Treatment B first, then Treatment A: HAs alone first, then HAs plus remote microphone systemExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Group II: Treatment A first, then treatment B: Hearing aids plus remote microphone system first, then HA aloneExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Sonova AG

Lead Sponsor

Trials
84
Recruited
2,000+

Arnd Kaldowski

Sonova AG

Chief Executive Officer since 2018

MBA from INSEAD, MSc in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich

Stefan Launer

Sonova AG

Chief Medical Officer since 2016

PhD in Natural Sciences from ETH Zurich

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