Hearing Aids for Veterans with Hearing Difficulties
Hearing Aids for Veterans With Functional Hearing Difficulties
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Auditory Processing Disorder
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 79
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 142 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development · Federal
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for veterans with hearing difficulties who have normal hearing sensitivity. Participants will visit the VA Portland Medical Center several times to see if hearing aids can help them.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
- I am a veteran eligible for VA Healthcare
- I can travel to VA Portland Medical Center for repeated visits
- I have pure-tone thresholds of no more than 30 dB at certain frequencies
- I have HHIA scores of 24 or greater indicating perceived hearing handicap
You may not be able to join if
- I have conductive hearing loss or significant ear problems
- I am a non-native English speaker
- I cannot perform experimental tasks
- I have pure-tone threshold differences greater than 15 dB between my ears
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria. The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can confirm whether you qualify.
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About This Trial
Every year, approximately 100,000 Veterans seek help at VA Audiology clinics for hearing and communication difficulties only to learn that they have normal hearing sensitivity. Unfortunately, there are very few established options to improve hearing and listening for these patients. To address this need, audiologists are increasingly prescribing hearing aids set to provide a small amount of amplif…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Veteran eligible for VA Healthcare
* Ability to travel to VA Portland Medical Center for repeated visits
* Pure-tone thresholds of no more than 30 dB HL at frequencies between 500 and 3000 Hz, and no more than 40 dB HL at 4000 Hz
* HHIA scores of 24 or greater indicating moder…
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