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Diagnosis of Hidden Hearing Loss in Adults : Refining the Audiological Profile for Better Diagnosis.

NCT07738549 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-07-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to investigate the underlying mechanisms of speech-in-noise difficulties in patients with normal conventional pure-tone and speech audiometry. Participants presenting with complaints of impaired speech understanding in noisy environments will undergo a comprehensive audiological assessment, including extended high-frequency audiometry, electrocochleography (EcoG), distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs), auditory brainstem responses (ABR), and central auditory processing evaluation. The study seeks to identify cochlear, neural, and central auditory abnormalities that may contribute to hidden hearing loss and improve its clinical characterization.

Conditions

  • Surdity
  • the Audiological and Electrophysiological Profile of Hidden Hearing Loss

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Audiometric tests

Audiological and electrophysiological tests will be performed in patients presenting with complaints of hearing difficulties in noisy environments despite normal pure-tone and speech audiometry in quiet.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mathilde PUECHMAILLE · University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-07-01
Primary Completion
2027-07-01
Completion
2027-07-01

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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