The use of the hearTest hearing app as a screening tool in cognitive impairment clinics
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Overview
We are running a study looking at whether a hearing test app could be used to help us screen for hearing loss. We will compare the hearing test app results with a formal hearing test.
Summary
What is the study about?
This study is aimed at identifying patients with memory loss concerns that may also have issues with their hearing. We hope to be able to pick up and treat previously unrecognised hearing issues. Studies report better outcomes for patients with memory issues if their hearing is improved and so we hope to improve the service offered to you by screening your hearing during your initial assessment with the
memory team.
What are you trying to find out?
We are running a study looking at whether a hearing test app could be used to help us screen for hearing loss. We will compare the hearing test app results with a formal hearing test.
Who is it for?
- People with memory loss concerns
- People who are being supported by a GMMH Memory Clinic
What does taking part involve?
1. A hearing screening test will be performed using an app during your memory assessment with the nurse at the memory clinic in GMMH. This takes about ten minutes.
2. The results will be sent to an audiologist (hearing specialist) at Withington hospital who will assess if further action is needed.
3. If the screening identifies a hearing loss, you will be contacted by an audiologist to attend a formal hearing test at Withington hospital. If you have a hearing loss, you will be advised of the options open to you, which could include being fitted with a hearing aid.
4. Approximately six months following your assessment you will receive a telephone or face-to-face appointment with the audiologist who will check to see how you are getting on and where relevant, if the hearing aid given is beneficial for you.
Why is it important?
If we identify that you would benefit from hearing aids, participating in the study will
speed up your assessment with an audiologist. We may pick up a hearing loss that you did not know about which may be contributing to your memory symptoms.
How can I find out more?
You can find out more information about taking part in this study by downloading the key documents at the top of this page.
If you are interested in taking part in this study, or have questions for the research team, click the button below to email the research team:
Meet the researcher
Ross DunneLater Life Psychiatrist and Dementia Specialist
I'm Ross Dunne, a later life psychiatrist and dementia specialist working in GMMH. I am also the clinical director of the Greater Manchester Dementia Research Centre, the region's leading clinical trial unit for the diseases causing dementia. My research focusses on simpler ways to diagnose the underlying causes of dementia, and assessing treatments to help slow dementia or improve symptoms.
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