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Contact the study team using the details below to take part. If there are no contact details below please ask your doctor in the first instance.
Mrs
Imogen
Parker
+44 (0)7773 206 747
coach@nottingham.ac.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
Severe hearing loss
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In the UK, cochlear implants are provided to some people with severe or profound hearing loss who do not get enough benefit from their hearing aids. Cochlear implants can improve their ability to recognise sounds and understand speech. Currently, only these adults are offered a cochlear implant on the NHS.
This study aims to find out whether some adults who are not currently offered a cochlear implant on the NHS would benefit more from a cochlear implant than they would from using hearing aids alone. These people are those whose hearing or speech test results are just outside of the range that would make them eligible for a cochlear implant on the NHS. It is not known if cochlear implantation is a good treatment option compared to hearing aids for these people.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
1. Patient characteristics falling outside the indications for use of the trial devices as per their CE marking2. Inability to undergo speech perception testing and/or inability of audiologist to obtain an accurate measurement of speech perception abilities3. Patients who would not be able to adhere to trial procedures or complete the trial questionnaires4. Patients whose hearing loss is suspected or confirmed to be wholly or partly unexplained by anatomic or physiologic abnormalities (non-organic hearing loss)5. Patients who have a congenital severe hearing loss6. Any known factor that may restrict the full insertion of the electrode array7. Patients with any known contraindication for cochlear implantation8. Patients whose primary concern is the suppression of tinnitus 9. Patients in whom cochlear implantation would present an unacceptable risk to balance function10. Any serious concerns about medical fitness for surgery or cochlear implantation11. Participation in other research related to hearing loss while participating in the trial (i.e., until collection of primary outcome), including research that involves any changes to or use of hearing devices, changes to hearing care/management, or duplication of trial outcome assessments
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Mrs
Imogen
Parker
+44 (0)7773 206 747
coach@nottingham.ac.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
The study is sponsored by University of Nottingham and funded by Cochlear.
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