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Noise-reducing hearing aid software for people with hearing loss in both ears

Tests a noise-reducing hearing aid program in people with hearing loss.

Key facts

Who runs it
NYU Langone Health
Where
New York, United StatesSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Noise Reduction With Hearing Aids
Status
Not yet recruiting
People taking part
60 people, planned
Started
Sept 2026
Expected to end
Sept 2029
Type of study
Interventional, 3 groups
Treatments tested
  • Speech Enhancement using Decomposition Approach-Hearing Aid (SEDA-HA) algorithm
  • Hearing aid (HA) prototype with SEDA-HA algorithm
Record updated
13 July 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for people with sensorineural hearing loss in both ears (hearing loss from the inner ear or hearing nerve). It tests a noise-reduction program for hearing aids called SEDA-HA.

Age
16 years and older. Only people 18 and older can try the take-home hearing aid prototype.
Sex
All sexes can join.
Disease stage
Mild, moderate or severe sensorineural hearing loss in both ears. Mild means an average hearing level of 25-40 dB HL, moderate 41-60 dB HL, severe 61-90 dB HL in the test ear.
Biomarker or test result
Hearing tests must show an air-bone gap of no more than 10 dB averaged across 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 kHz, and Type A tympanograms (a normal middle-ear test).

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Under 16 years of age
  • Conductive or mixed hearing loss (more than a 10 dB air-bone gap, or tympanograms other than Type A)
  • Not willing or able to give consent

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • 16 years of age and older
  • Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Hearing loss will be diagnosed as sensorineural by an air-bone gap of no more than 10 dB averaged across 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 kHz and Type A tympanograms
  • Mild, moderate, or severe hearing loss. Hearing loss classification will be dependent on 4-frequency pure tone average (PTA, 0.5, 1, 2 and 4kHz) in the test ear. The mild group will have a PTA of 25-40 dB HL; moderate group will have a PTA of 41-60 dB HL; the severe group will have a PTA of 61-90 dB HL
  • Be willing and able to provide consent

Who cannot take part

  • under 16 years of age
  • Participants with conductive or mixed hearing loss (i.e. have more than a 10 dB air-bone gap averaged across 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 kHz or tympanograms other than Type A)

Where in United States

  • NYU Langone HealthNew York, United StatesContact: Natalia StupakNot yet recruiting

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The purpose of this study is to use an optimized version of the SEDA algorithm (SEDA-HA) for hearing aids to evaluate the benefit for listeners with varying degrees of hearing loss in realistic environments and evaluate its impact on speech perception and sound quality. The primary objective is to evaluate performance with and without the SEDA-HA algorithm on speech perception and speech reception tasks. The secondary objective is to evaluate performance of and experience with SEDA-HA integrated into a portable hearing aid prototype in the laboratory and in real-world situations outside the laboratory.

The 3 groups in the trial

  • Mild hearing lossTreatment being tested

    Speech reception and speech perception will be measured in the presence of various types of background noise with and without the use of the SEDA-HA algorithm. Only participants ages 18 and older in this group will have the option to evaluate SEDA-HA integrated into a portable hearing aid prototype in a take-home trial.

    Treatment: Speech Enhancement using Decomposition Approach-Hearing Aid (SEDA-HA) algorithm and Hearing aid (HA) prototype with SEDA-HA algorithm

  • Moderate hearing lossTreatment being tested

    Speech reception and speech perception will be measured in the presence of various types of background noise with and without the use of the SEDA-HA algorithm. Only participants ages 18 and older in this group will have the option to evaluate SEDA-HA integrated into a portable hearing aid prototype in a take-home trial.

    Treatment: Speech Enhancement using Decomposition Approach-Hearing Aid (SEDA-HA) algorithm and Hearing aid (HA) prototype with SEDA-HA algorithm

  • Severe hearing lossTreatment being tested

    Speech reception and speech perception will be measured in the presence of various types of background noise with and without the use of the SEDA-HA algorithm. Only participants ages 18 and older in this group will have the option to evaluate SEDA-HA integrated into a portable hearing aid prototype in a take-home trial.

    Treatment: Speech Enhancement using Decomposition Approach-Hearing Aid (SEDA-HA) algorithm and Hearing aid (HA) prototype with SEDA-HA algorithm

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Noise Reduction With Hearing Aids
Plain-language title
Noise-reducing hearing aid software for people with hearing loss in both earsGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 14 November 2026.
Record updated
13 July 2026