Self Fitting Hearing Aid Clinical Investigation

Self Fitting Hearing Aid Clinical Investigation

Pre-market Clinical Investigation whose primary purpose is to evaluate efficacy and effectiveness of self-fitting hearing aids

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the outcomes of hearing aids with patient-driven fitting (PD) and clinician-driven fitting (CD). The participants will be 40 adults with mild to moderate symmetrical hearing loss. For each hearing aid fitting strategy, the participant will wear the hearing aids for 10 days. Lab and field outcomes will be measured. This study will determine if perceived hearing benefit and speech recognition performance with the PD fitting method is non-inferior to that with the CD fitting method.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Native English speakers
2. Ability to complete questionnaires and laboratory assessments
3. Symmetric, mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss
4. Informed consent completed with signature
5. Healthy outer ear/middle ear status
6. Limited hearing aid use (non-owners of hearing aids)

Exclusion criteria:

1. Inability to visit the Starkey Headquarters building for testing
2. Central or middle ear hearing pathology
3. Medical contraindications to wearing hearing aids
4. Learning disability, major cognitive handicap, or serious neurological or psychiatric disease that would prevent or restrict participation, as determined by the PI or designee
5. Hearing loss outside of the specified criteria (Mild to Moderate Sensorineural hearing loss)