CompletedNot Applicable

Hearing Study: Sensitivity to Features of Speech Sounds

United States67 participantsStarted 2020-06-09

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to better understand the sensitivity of listeners to the fast changes in frequency or amplitude of sounds that occur in speech. The investigators are studying ways to manipulate these aspects of sounds in an effort to make speech sounds more clear.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Normal hearing, mild or moderate symmetric sensorineural hearing loss. Exclusion Criteria: * Asymmetric hearing thresholds (more than 15 decibels (dB) threshold difference between the two ears at any frequency up to 4 kHz). * Severe hearing loss (greater than 60 dB hearing thresholds at any frequency up to 4 kHz).

What they're measuring

Pure-tone Average Thresholds

Timeframe: 6 months

F1 Discrimination Threshold

Timeframe: 6 months

F2 Discrimination Threshold

Timeframe: 6 month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03666676

SponsorUniversity of Rochester

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-08-01

Results submitted2024-10-15

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