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Keep this study
Lead
VA Office of Research and Development
Age
20–89
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
be aged between 20 and 89 years
be a first-time hearing-aid user
air-conduction pure-tone averages (mean thresholds at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz) of 70 dB HL or less in both ears
word-recognition scores of 40% or better in each ear
English as their first language
have sufficient vision and reading ability
have the appropriate cognitive skills to participate in the study as determined by the Mini Mental State Exam, 2nd Edition - Brief Version (Folstein et al., 2010)
have been fit by the VA Portland Health Care System Audiology and Speech Pathology Service (ASPS) with two hearing aids which have datalogging capabilities
be independent in their completion of activities in daily living, as determined by their score on the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (Katz et al., 1970)
have poor adoption of their hearing aids
be free of a documented diagnosis in the VA Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) record of neurological or psychological disorder, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, or uncontrolled substance abuse, which would interfere with the completion of the study. Vulnerable populations are not being studied.
