WithdrawnNot Applicable

Closed-loop Rehabilitation for Hyperactive Hearing

Stopped: Funding for this study ended prior to enrollment of any participants.

0Started 2022-09-21

Plain-language summary

There are no widely available treatments for the underserved populations with tinnitus, hyperacusis, and hearing-in-noise deficits. Left unmanaged, these disorders can lead to a wide range of negative psychosocial and emotional sequelae including anxiety, depression, fear, and social isolation. The proposed research will investigate a novel closed-loop sound therapy designed to address the mutual basis of these disorders.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 89 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Normal audiometric thresholds * Subjects with tinnitus will have self-reported chronic tinnitus that has persisted for the duration of at least 6 months * Subjects with hyperacusis will have a clinical diagnosis of hyperacusis and/or self-reported sound tolerance complaints that have persisted for the duration of at least 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Conductive hearing loss (as assessed by audiologist) * Active otologic disease (as assessed by audiologist) * Significant cognitive decline (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score \> 25)

What they're measuring

Change in Score on the Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire

Timeframe: Pre-test / Post-test (6 weeks) / Follow-up (14 weeks)

Reduction in Loudness Discomfort Levels

Timeframe: Pre-test / Post-test (6 weeks) / Follow-up (14 weeks)

Change in Speech Recognition in Noise Performance Accuracy

Timeframe: Pre-test / Post-test (6 weeks) / Follow-up (14 weeks)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07302373

SponsorMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-09-21

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