In Field Performance of a Hearing Aid Transducer

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Study participants will be fit with previously released receiver-in-canal (RIC) hearing instruments. Participants will be asked to wear the instruments in their daily life for a minimum of 3 months, but have the option to continue to wear devices for six months.

Official Title
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A Study to Examine the Performance of a Hearing Aid Transducer During Typical, In-field Use

Conditions
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Hearing Loss

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: Receiver-in-canal hearing instrument


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss Adult Exclusion Criteria: Inability or unwillingness to wear study devices for extended period of time.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 99 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Receiver in the canal hearing instrument 3 month<br>Group of subjects who will get the receiver in the canal hearing instrument and wear for period of three months. | Device: Receiver-in-canal hearing instrument<br>* Receiver-in-canal hearing instrument<br>|
| Experimental: Receiver in the canal hearing instrument 6 month<br>Group of subjects who will get the receiver in the canal hearing instrument and wear for period of six months. | Device: Receiver-in-canal hearing instrument<br>* Receiver-in-canal hearing instrument<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Subjective Satisfaction of Hearing Aid Performance in Noisy Environments | Subject rates how satisfied they are with performance of hearing aid while listening in noisy environments. Ratings range from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied) with 3 = Neither satisfied or dissatisfied. | Three months after initial appointment | 
| Subjective Satisfaction of Hearing Aid Performance in Noisy Environments | Subject rates how satisfied they are with performance of hearing aid while listening in noisy environments. Ratings range from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied) with 3 = Neither satisfied or dissatisfied. | Six months after initial appointment | 
| Subjective Satisfaction of Hearing Aid Performance While Listening to Streamed Media | Subject rates how satisfied they are with performance of hearing aid when listening to a streamed signal (i.e. music, video, etc.) Ratings range from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied) with 3 = Neither satisfied or dissatisfied. | Three months after initial appointment | 
| Subjective Satisfaction of Hearing Aid Performance While Listening to Streamed Media | Subject rates how satisfied they are with performance of hearing aid when listening to a streamed signal (i.e. music, video, etc.) Ratings range from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied) with 3 = Neither satisfied or dissatisfied. | Six months after initial appointment |