290
Participants
Start Date
February 22, 2019
Primary Completion Date
December 22, 2023
Study Completion Date
December 22, 2023
AUD fitting
Prescription hearing aids will be fitted by audiologists using established procedures.
OTC+ fitting
Audiology professionals provide brief services to fit preset-based OTC hearing aids, which are simulated using prescription hearing aids.
OTC fitting
In this group, preset-based OTC hearing aids, which are simulated using prescription hearing aids, will be provided to subjects. Subjects will take the full initiative and responsibility for learning and using hearing aids.
High-end HA
High-end hearing aids will be used.
Low-end HA
Low-end hearing aids will be used.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
University of Iowa, Iowa City
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
OTHER
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
NIH
Yu-Hsiang Wu
OTHER