The main objective of this study is to increase current insights into the role of auditory and cognitive factors in the reduced ability to understand speech in noisy environment, particularly for hearing impaired people. These insights will help to…
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Brief title
Condition
- Hearing disorders
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Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Scores of auditory test including speech understanding skills. Scores of
cognitive tests. Correlations between them.
Secondary outcome
Scores of language skills tests.
Background summary
There are numerous evidences for the essential role of cognition in the process
of understanding spoken language, particularly in association with hearing
loss. As a consequence, it becomes increasingly important to identify the
relationship between hearing and cognition. Difficulties in understanding
speech, especially in noisy environments, is a common problem among visitors of
Audiology Centers, also if auditory tests do not reveal any abnormalities. This
fact indicates that auditory tests such as the pure tone audiogram, which
primarily measure damage in cochlea processing, are not sufficient to explain
the prevalent problems in speech understanding in adverse listening situations.
A complete understanding of the processes involved in hearing en listening in
noisy environments would give us insights into the functions of both the ear
and cognition. In this project we are going to investigate the particular
contributions of hearing and cognition that are involved in the process. The
results of this research will help to optimize the diagnostics and
rehabilitation of hearing impaired people and people with unexplained
complaints.
Study objective
The main objective of this study is to increase current insights into the role
of auditory and cognitive factors in the reduced ability to understand speech
in noisy environment, particularly for hearing impaired people. These insights
will help to increase the effectiveness of hearing rehabilitation by providing
background information for ways of rehabilitation complementary to hearing
aids.
Another objective is to develop a clinically applicable test that measures the
cognitive contributions to speech understanding.
Study design
Cross-sectional study
Study burden and risks
Participants will be invited for two a test session with a duration of 2.5
hours. They are going to do 3 auditory tests, 1 language skills test, and two
cognitive tests. There are no foreseeable risks connected to participation in
this research. The burden for the individual participant is low.
de Boelelaan 1117
1081 HV Amsterdam
NL
de Boelelaan 1117
1081 HV Amsterdam
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
- age > 18
- Dutch is mother tongue
- no diagnosis of dyslexia
Exclusion criteria
- age < 18
- mother tongue other than Dutch
- relevant medical issues
- diagnosed with dyslexia
Design
Recruitment
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| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL28507.029.09 |