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First received: August 17, 2023

Clinical Trial: Effects of Clear Speech on Listening Effort and Memory in Sentence Processing

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: Speech

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Understanding the Effects of Listening Effort on Sentence Processing and Memory in Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Evidence From Simultaneous Electrophysiology and Pupillometry (Study 2)

Brief Summary: Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is among the most prevalent chronic conditions in aging and has a profoundly negative effect on speech comprehension, leading to increased social isolation, reduced quality of life, and increased risk for the development of dementia in older adulthood.Typical audiological tests and interventions, which focus on measuring and restoring audibility, do not explain the full range of cognitive difficulties that adults with hearing loss experience in speech comprehension.For example,…

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