Clinical trials: Ear Noise
Tinnitus, Noise Induced Tinnitus
Impact of Meditation on Bothersome Tinnitus
The purpose of this mixed methods correlational study is to investigate the effects of meditation on the level of bother in tinnitus patients in the United States.
- Conditions
- Tinnitus, Noise Induced Tinnitus, Tinnitus, Subjective, Tinnitus, Objective
- Trial name
- NCT03711630
- Testing
- Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Noise-induced Tinnitus, Noise-induced Hearing Loss
Prevention of Noise-induced Damage by Use of Antioxidants
The current study is a dubble-blinde placebo-controlled cross-over study verifying the preventive effect of antioxidants on noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and noise-induced tinnitus (NIT).
- Trial name
- NCT01727492
- Testing
- Antioxidantia
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Noise Exposure and Near-Infrared Light
The primary objective of this work is to determine the effect noise has on the auditory system (both auditory health and performance) and also the degree to which the effect of pre-noise therapy such as Near Infrared (NIR) light…
- Trial name
- NCT03834714
- Testing
- Near Infrared Light, Noise Stimulus
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss
Speech Intelligibility in Quiet and Noise for New vs. Legacy Hearing Aids
This clinical investigation is designed to compare audiological performance (i.e., measurements of sound quality and speech understanding) between Starkey's new receiver-in-canal device and a commercially available legacy…
- Trial name
- NCT05101083
- Testing
- New Receiver-in-Canal Device, Legacy Receiver-in-Canal Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Starkey Laboratories, Inc
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss-Acute Exposure Treatment
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of zonisamide for the treatment of noise-induced hearing loss in adults.
- Trial name
- PINIHL-AET (NCT04768569)
- Testing
- Zonisamide 100Mg Cap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Quantifying the Benefits and Cost-effectiveness of Real-Ear Measurements (REM) for Hearing Aid Fitting
Adjusting hearing aid user's real ear performance by using probe-microphone technology (real ear measurement, REM) has been a well-known procedure that verifies whether the output of the hearing aid at the eardrum matches the…
- Trial name
- BREM (NCT05621798)
- Testing
- Hearing Aid Manufacturer's Software, REM (Real Ear Measurements)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Risk Factors for Hearing Loss as a Result of Exposure to Noise During Military Training in the IDF
As part of the proposed work, the investigators would like to examine whether there is a need to use a training video to train IDF combat soldiers to improve the use of ear plugs and to prevent hearing loss from exposure to…
- Trial name
- NCT03314116
- Testing
- Guidance on auditory protection
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force
Hearing Loss, Bilateral or Unilateral
Reliability of a Portable Audiometric Device Based on Active Noise-Canceling Headphones for Clinical Hearing Assessment
Part One: Research Background Globally, approximately 500 million people suffer from disabling hearing loss, accounting for about 6.8% of the world's population. Hearing loss has emerged as a major global health issue.
- Trial name
- NCT06811610
- Testing
- Participants were tested for hearing using a new type of hearing detection device, Participants' hearing was tested using a new portable pure tone audiometry device
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital
Tinnitus
Neuro-Music Therapy for Recent Onset Tinnitus: Evaluation of a Therapy Concept
To date, the pharmacological treatment options for tinnitus are unsatisfactory. For acute tinnitus drug treatments are only rated as being successful in approximately half of all cases.
- Trial name
- NCT01566708
- Testing
- Neuro-Music Therapy immediately, Neuro-Music Therapy after waiting time, Music-therapeutical stress management coaching
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Center for Music Therapy Research
Central Auditory Disease, Healthy
Testing a Possible Cause of Reduced Ability of Children to Process Speech in Noise
This study aims to increase our understanding of the difficulty people have recognizing the spoken word, especially in noisy situations.
- Trial name
- NCT00001957
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Micronutrients to Prevent Noise-induced Hearing Loss
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a significant clinical, social, and economic issue. Studies in animals have allowed us to identify mechanisms contributing to NIHL, including direct mechanical trauma, free radicals formed in…
- Trial name
- NCT00808470
- Testing
- beta-carotene, vitamins C and E, magnesium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Tinnitus
Regulating Homeostatic Plasticity and the Physiological Response to rTMS
This device-study includes a pilot, physiological investigation of normal human subjects. The aim is to determine how existing non-invasive neuromodulation devices affect brain circuitry as measured by EEG recording.
- Trial name
- NCT03309696
- Testing
- active tDCS and active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Tinnitus
Using PET-CT to Target and Validate Low-frequency TMS as Treatment for Tinnitus
One out of every five people experience tinnitus (a buzzing, ringing, or roaring sound in the ear) ranging from mild to severe impairment. To date there is no effective therapy that seems to help the tinnitus sufferer.
- Trial name
- NCT00329524
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Tinnitus, Pain
Modulating Mechanisms in Patients With Chronic Subjective Tinnitus and/or Chronic Pain
This is a cross-sectional investigation into modulating mechanisms in patients with chronic subjective tinnitus, which will compare 4 patient groups namely chronic tinnitus with chronic pain, chronic tinnitus without chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT05186259
- Testing
- Self-reported signs of central sensitization, Objective signs of central sensitization, Audiological outcome measures (audiometry, tinnitus analysis, uncomfortable loudness) in tinnitus patients with and without pain
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Tinnitus
The Value of EMDR in the Treatment of Tinnitus
A prospective, randomized, controlled, clinical trial with blind evaluator that uses TRT and EMDR as a treatment for tinnitus.
- Trial name
- NCT03114878
- Testing
- TRT / EMDR, TRT / CBT
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Hearing Loss
Physiological, Behavioural and Subjective Measures of Listening Effort
Participants will perform two different listening tasks: (1) listening to, and repeating back, sentence lists presented in noise, and (2) listening to short radio excerpts and answering subsequent comprehension questions.
- Trial name
- NCT03761927
- Testing
- Hearing Aid without NR enabled, Hearing Aid with NR(1), Hearing Aid with NR(2)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Listening Effort, Tinnitus
Listening Effort in Tinnitus Patients
About 5-15% of the general population experience a chronic ringing, buzzing, hissing or roaring sound in one or two ears, without any external source.
- Trial name
- ALERT (NCT05884879)
- Testing
- Tinnitus simulation
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Hearing Loss, Cochlear
Improved Speech Recognition Performance in Noise by Encoding Binaural Spatial Cues to the Cochlear Implant User.
The aim of the study is to evaluate the interaural time difference (ITD) benefit in patients with bilateral cochlear implants and to assess speech performance in noisy conditions compared to normal hearing listeners.
- Trial name
- APPIC (NCT04357704)
- Testing
- S0N0, S0N500, S-500N500
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oticon Medical
Tinnitus
Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Spanish Tinnitus Sufferers
Nearly 50 million people in the U.S. experience tinnitus, of which about 20 million people have burdensome chronic tinnitus. Tinnitus can be very debilitating as many aspects of daily life can be affected, such as sleep, mood…
- Trial name
- ICBT (NCT04335929)
- Testing
- Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lamar University
Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Understanding the Consequences of Recreational Noise Exposure
The aim of this study is to determine whether measures derived from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans, and clinical and behavioural measures of hearing loss, in the peripheral and central auditory system (ranging from the…
- Trial name
- NCT05076344
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham