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Improving Access and Affordability of Adult Hearing Healthcare
Sponsor: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Summary
This project will address quality of care issues associated with hearing loss in adults who have mild-to-moderate hearing loss and who have no access to hearing healthcare. Through the use of three different interventions involving over-the-counter hearing aids, it will lead to options that will increase access and affordability of hearing healthcare for adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss.
Official title: Improving Access and Affordability of Adult Hearing Healthcare: Effectiveness of Community-based Interventions in West Central and South Alabama
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
210
Start Date
2021-01-01
Completion Date
2025-12
Last Updated
2024-10-30
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Hearing Evaluation
Behavioral thresholds for pure tones will be conducted along with speech perception measures.
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid (OTC HA) Fitting and Orientation
Study participants will be fitted with binaural OTC HAs in addition to receiving information on how to use and care for their devices.
Four Weeks of Aural Rehabilitation
Participants will receive four weeks of information sessions to help them adjust to their over-the-counter hearing aid and their hearing loss.
Provision of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Study participants will receive binaural OTC HAs. Participants will fit their OTC HAs based on manufacturer guidelines without the help of an audiologist.
Locations (1)
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States