Postural Modification and Hearing Aids in Presbycusis

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

51 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-06-01

Study Completion Date

2025-01-17

Brief Summary

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Presbycusis could be associated to increased risk to fall. There is little about the impact on postural balance of hearing aids. In this study, the investigators describe the postural balance evolution before and after hearing aid fitting in presbycusis-affected adults (55-80years old) consulting Angers University Hospital ENT department and ENT Medical Doctor of Le Mans .

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Detailed Description

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After being informed about te study and consentment, patients meeting inclusion criteria consulting for presbycusis and in indication for hearing aids will be included to have posturometry (V0). Posturometry is performed 3 months later, before the first hearing aid installation (V1a) and after (V1b), as well as three months after hearing aid wearing (V2). Evolution of posturometry parameters without hearing aids between V0 and V1a serve as control and is compared to the evolution of posturometry parameters after hearing aid wearing between V1b and V2.

Conditions

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Age-Related Hearing Loss Postural; Defect Hearing Aid

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Prospective study, with analysis of posturography parameters variation before and after hearing aid fitting in age-related hearing loss affected population aged 55 to 80 years old.

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Ech individual is its proper control

Study Groups

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age-related hearing loss affected before hearing aid fitting

patients aged 55 to 80 years old, undergoing posturography at diagnosis of ARHL and 3 months later before hearing aid fitting, within the role of control

same patients udergoing posturography at hearing aid fitting and 3 months after.

Group Type OTHER

posturography

Intervention Type OTHER

posturography will be performed when diagnosis of ARHL, in need of hearing aid fitting, is done and after information and written approval from patient. Posturography is performed later when hearing aid fitting and 3months after hearing aid use

Interventions

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posturography

posturography will be performed when diagnosis of ARHL, in need of hearing aid fitting, is done and after information and written approval from patient. Posturography is performed later when hearing aid fitting and 3months after hearing aid use

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 55 to 80 years old
* ARHL within PTA superior to 30dBHL, and intelligibility threshold 30dB or worse defining hearing aid fitting indication in France

* hearing aid fitting refusal or contrindication
* vestibulare rehabilitation in past 3 months
* unusual physical activity the day of the posturography test
* incapacity to understand the instruction, or to stand up the time of posturography without help
* predictable incapacity to perform posturography in the time of the study

Exclusion Criteria

* acute affliction that could affect the posturography test
* daily physical activity modification due to medical advice or vestibular rehabilitation between two posturography

Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No