Hidden Hearing Loss in Older Adults
ConditionHidden Hearing Loss
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age60+
SponsorShanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University
About this trial
The goal of this observational study is to investigate whether speech-in-noise perception deficits in older adults aged 60 years or older with objectively normal hearing thresholds are due to impaired ability of processing temporal cues in speech signals. The study further aims to examine whether cognitive and cortical mechanisms provide compensatory support for speech perception in challenging listening environments.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Aged 60 years or older;
Bilateral pure-tone average hearing thresholds across 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz ≤ 25 dB HL;
Self-reported hearing difficulties identified during previous hearing screening;
Fluent in Mandarin Chinese;
Disqualifiers
Unable to comply with or complete the study assessments;
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score < 24 during previous health screening;
Refuse to participate in the study
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
200 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov