U.S., May 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06953700) titled 'Effects of Asymmetries on Binaural-Hearing Abilities Across the Lifespan' on April 15.
Brief Summary: Binaural hearing involves combining auditory information across the ears. With binaural hearing, listeners benefit from perceiving sounds from different spatial locations. This is critical in solving the "cocktail party problem" (i.e., understanding speech in the presence of competing background sounds and noise). As humans get older, hearing loss increases, binaural abilities decrease, and the cocktail party problem becomes increasingly difficult. This research studies the mechanisms underlying the impact of age and hearing loss on s...