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Wide Frequency Band Test of Hearing in Veterans

NCT02019888 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 320

Last updated 2021-04-08

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Summary

The accurate assessment of auditory status is critical for planning treatment for Veterans with hearing loss to include medical and audiological management. Current physiologic tests of auditory function in the standard clinical audiological test battery for Veterans have limited sensitivity in detecting some middle-ear disorders, and do not include a direct test of cochlear function. Recent studies have shown promise for new wide-bandwidth (WB) tests of absorbance for improved sensitivity in the assessment of middle-ear function including acoustic reflex testing. The addition of WB tests of cochlear function included in the WB test battery provides an opportunity to improve audiological diagnosis of a range of hearing disorders in Veterans. The automation provided by the WB test battery could provide additional benefits in reducing the duration of the evaluation, leaving more time for evaluation of test findings and counseling. Results from this study may lead to the improvement of audiological care for Veterans with hearing loss.

Conditions

  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
  • Hearing Loss, Conductive
  • Hearing Loss, Mixed Conductive-Sensorineural
  • Otosclerosis
  • Tympanic Membrane Perforation
  • Otitis Media With Effusion
  • Cholesteatoma

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Father Flanagan's Boys' Home

    collaborator OTHER

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • M. Patrick Feeney, PhD · VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-12-01
Primary Completion
2020-01-31
Completion
2020-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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