Study of speech listening with high mental effort
Part of Ear, nose & throat, Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests how well you can understand speech when the task is mentally demanding. It may help researchers understand hearing and brain processing in older adults.
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Who can take part
- You’re between 65 and 85 years old
- Your hearing is normal (or you can hear normally with a hearing aid), based on standard hearing test results
- You have normal vision or vision corrected to normal
- You mainly speak American English
- You completed at least high school education
- You can attend all study training sessions within the required time window
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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