Status:
COMPLETED
Intervention for Reduced Sound Tolerance
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Maryland
University of Memphis
Conditions:
Hyperacusis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
Hyperacusis is the intolerance to sound levels that normally are judged acceptably loud to others. The presence of hyperacusis (diagnosed or undiagnosed) can be an important reason why some persons re...
Detailed Description
Hyperacusis is the intolerance to sound levels that normally are judged acceptably loud to others. The presence of hyperacusis (diagnosed or undiagnosed) can be an important reason why some persons re...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- One hundred adults, who have hearing losses and who have unsuccessfully used hearing aids because of tolerance problems (hyperacusis).
- All subjects must be committed to the use of amplification if and when the hyperacusis is resolved.
- Each patient will have demonstrable hyperacusis, but will be free from tinnitus, and must be willing to wear and usc binaural in-the-ear sound generators (or placebo generators) chronically as prescribed.
Exclusion
- Evidence of conductive, mixed hearing loss, or CNS disease.
- Abnormal tone and/or acoustic reflex decay will also preclude subject participation because of the potential for these patients to adapt to the chronic sound therapy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
36 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00890526
Start Date
July 1 2002
End Date
September 1 2010
Last Update
June 21 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Univ. of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States