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Listening Effort in Tinnitus Patients

NCT05884879 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2024-03-22

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Summary

About 5-15% of the general population experience a chronic ringing, buzzing, hissing or roaring sound in one or two ears, without any external source. This so-called tinnitus can be present in people with normal hearing, but often coexists with hearing loss. Most people suffering from tinnitus can cope with it, however a minority experiences emotional distress or cognitive dysfunction as a result of the tinnitus, called tinnitus disorder. People suffering from tinnitus disorder regularly complain about an increased experienced effort when listening to speech or other sounds in daily life situations. As this has never been proven scientifically, the investigators aim to evaluate the effect of the tinnitus percept and tinnitus disorder on experienced listening effort by comparing listening effort between a population with tinnitus disorder and a population without tinnitus.

Conditions

  • Listening Effort
  • Tinnitus

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tinnitus simulation

The control group will perform speech perception tests and listening effort tests in the absence and presence of a simulated tinnitus percept using a bone vibrator.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Erwin LJ George, MPE PhD · Maastricht UMC+

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
69 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-06
Primary Completion
2024-07-31
Completion
2024-07-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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