Self-efficacy-based Auditory Rehabilitation to Optimize Real-world Outcomes With Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: A Pilot Study
University of Arkansas
Summary
This goal of this study is to learn if a new audiology treatment process called the self-efficacy-based auditory rehabilitation (SEBAR) can improve confidence and success with over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can the SEBAR improve participants' confidence related to managing their over-the-counter hearing aids? * Can the SEBAR improve participants' willingness to adopt over-the-counter hearing aids, their satisfaction, quality of life, and their emotional state? Researchers will compare these outcomes of the SEBAR with and without wearing OTC hearing aids. Participants will: * Visit for one appointment to complete a few questionnaires without OTC hearing aids * Wear a pair of ITC hearing aids for a week and use an app to answer questions about their experiences * Visit for a second appointment to complete the same questionnaires with OTC hearing aids.
Description
The proposed study will use a single-arm pre-post intervention research design to achieve both the aims. Participants will complete two appointments. Assessments in the first appointment will serve as the baseline (unaided). This will be followed by a week of OTC HA use and SEBAR implementation in their natural listening situations and the outcome measures will be completed again in appointment 2 (aided) to reflect the impact of wearing OTC HAs. Scores on the outcome measures will be compared between the unaided and the aided conditions to answer both the aims. Both the appointments in the pro…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Between 18 - 85 years old * Non-fluctuating, adult-onset, bilateral mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss (average hearing thresholds for 500-3000Hz between 25- and 60-dB HL and no more than 10 dB difference between ears). * No previous experience with hearing aids * English as their first language with good self-reported health Exclusion Criteria: * Any reported history of outer or middle ear pathologies • No participants will be excluded based on their gender, race/ethnicity.
Interventions
- Devicehearing aids
OTC devices for a week
Location
- Department of Audiology, University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, Arkansas