Can syncing a cochlear implant with a hearing aid help you hear better?

NCT ID NCT05898659

First seen Jan 15, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 33 times

Summary

This study compares two fitting methods for people who use a cochlear implant in one ear and a hearing aid in the other. One method synchronizes the devices, the other does not. Researchers want to see if synchronization helps with sound localization and speech understanding in noise. Twenty adults with severe hearing loss will participate.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • CHU Nice

    RECRUITING

    Nice, 06103, France

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Cochlear implant with tonotopy-based fitting, with or without synchronization with a hearing aid

What this could lead to

If successful, this could improve how well people with hearing loss locate sounds and understand speech in noisy environments.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-stage study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The benefits of synchronization may be modest.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Hearing Loss, Sensorineural sensorineural hearing loss disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.