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Filter by:- Introduction: Hearing loss is a prevalent condition in elderly population. However, the low adherence to hearing aids is a fact, with an estimation of use of 50 per cent. In 2007 there was designed a rehabilitation program called ACE, which aims to improve rehabilitation directed to hearing aids users. The study hypothesis is that a counseling program will improve adherence to hearing aids in elderly population. - Objective: To evaluate the utility of a standardized counselling program in patients with hearing loss. - Material and Methods: A before/after trial will be carried out, approved by the Hospital ethics - committee. Patients with 65 years and older with hearing loss diagnosed by pure tone audiometry will be included. To assess adherence we will use the IOI-HA scale.
The purpose of this study is to compare two different ways of helping first-time hearing-aid users get the most out of their hearing aids and determine if one method is better than the other. One method provides the patient with routine information regarding the care and use of hearing aids the other method uses tools to address patient-specific barriers against and motivators for hearing-aid use.
The purpose of this study is to examine the short-term effects of complementing an educational program for hearing aid users with Internet support.
The goal of this investigation is to generate the needed PMCF data for the HiFocus Mid-Scala electrode. As a point of interest the investigators would like to evaluate the benefit to patients with low-frequency residual hearing implanted with the HiFocus Mid-Scala Electrode. The HiFocus Mid-Scala electrode array is designed to allow surgeons the flexibility to use a variety of contemporary surgical techniques that have been shown to enable easy insertion and to minimize cochlear trauma (see, e.g., Adunka and Buchman, 2007; Friedland and Runge-Samuelson, 2009; Roland et al., 2007). Temporal bone experiments have shown the HiFocus Mid-Scala electrode array to be straightforward to insert while causing minimal trauma to cochlear structures during and after surgery (Lenarz et al., 2010). In addition , the HiFocus Mid-Scala has already shown to be a safe electrode and promising post op clinical results in the premarketing study that is now in the final stage.
The rationale behind this clinical performance investigation is to collect data regarding the usability of the Baha Attract System in patients with hearing impairment that are candidates for Baha surgery: - To describe the expected hearing performance with the Baha Attract in comparison to unaided hearing thresholds or a pre-test situation using a sound processor together with a softband - Which sound processor to select, i.e. BP100 vs BP110 - Improve the fitting process for the sound processor - Selection of sound processor magnet at time of fitting and over time
The AGE (Active Geriatric Evaluation) aims to develop a brief assessment tool adapted to the primary care setting.
To demonstrate that the minimally invasive surgical procedure in combination with the use of the Cochlear Baha BA400 abutment is associated with a reduction of inflammation/infection, overgrowth, pain and numbness at the site of implantation compared to the traditional surgical procedure in combination with the use of the standard Baha abutment (Cochlear Baha BA300 Abutment). To demonstrate that the minimally invasive surgical procedure in combination with the use of the Cochlear Baha BA400 abutment is associated with a reduction in direct medical costs, due to shorter surgical procedures, faster wound healing and less complications compared to the traditional surgical procedure in combination with the use of the standard Baha abutment (Cochlear Baha BA300 Abutment).
The purpose of this study is to compare the outcomes for two different hearing-aid delivery models. In one model, the audiologist selects and fits the hearing aid and, in the other model, the consumer does this directly.
The purpose of this study is to measure objectively the coupling from direct acoustic cochlear stimulation to the inner ear with a non-invasive technique of auditory evoked potentials.
- As the left and right hemisphere are specialized for different auditory tasks, the proposed study aims at demonstrating different consequences of right or left-sided deafness for the affected individual. - Furthermore, the question should be answered if auditory deficits and plastic changes can be partially reversed by cochlear implantation of the deaf ear. - Multicenter, prospective, open, non-randomized clinical trial with 5 patients with right-sided and 5 patients with left-sided sensineural deafness. - Pre-operative: Audiometry, Sound Localization Audiometry, PET, EEG/MEG - Comparison of pre-operative investigations with 10 healthy subjects (age and gender matched control group) - Cochlea implantation - Follow-up Visits at 3, 6, 9 and 12 month post-operative: Audiometry, Sound Localization Audiometry, PET, EEG, Questionnaires - Trial with medical device