Listening Effort in Cochlear Implant Users

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Auditory Perception; Abnormal Hearing Loss, Sensorineural Hearing Loss
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
18 – 75
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Basic Science
Participants needed
450 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Minnesota · Other
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About This Trial
People with hearing loss experience extra effort when listening, which can lead to severe psychological barriers to communication and social participation. Listening effort can lead to fatigue, mental strain, burnout, medical sick leave, and the need for increased time to recover from regular daily activities. This proposal aims to understand effort changes on a moment-to-moment basis during liste…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: To be eligible for this study, a participant must: * Be an adult between the age of 18 to 75 years * Have had normal hearing and speech/language development as a young child * For younger NH listeners: have normal audiometric thresholds below 25 dB HL at frequencies between 250…
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Matthew Winn, PhD, AuD

612-624-4733

mwinn@umn.edu

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Katherine Teece, AuD

henn0158@umn.edu

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