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Auditory Brain Training to Enhance Satisfaction and Usage of New Hearing Aids by Older Adults
In Brief
A Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating Auditory Brian Training Games/Activities for Hearing Impairment, Sensorineural. Completed, enrolled 30 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Although hearing aids are the most common treatment for hearing loss, and have the potential to help seniors stay active and productive, almost 50% of them who receive hearing aids rarely if ever use them, a state of affairs sometimes referred to as "the hearing aid in the drawer" syndrome. clEAR's customized auditory brain training has been shown to be effective in improving adults' abilities to recognize speech, in reducing their perceptual effort associated with listening with a hearing loss, and in increasing their confidence to engage in everyday conversations. In the proposed research, we will determine whether older adults who receive hearing aids for the first time report higher satisfaction with their new hearing aids and have longer daily use time as a result of having completed clEAR's auditory brain training program for new hearing aid users.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Game-based activities that encourage listening to words and sentences in noisy situations. Participants will receive subscriptions to the clEAR online auditory training activities and recommended protocol for those who recently received new hearing aids.