Hearing loss Clinical Trials

Recruiting hearing loss studies with sites across the US, sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and refreshed daily. Free to join — find one near you below.

Clinical trials study new ways to prevent, detect, or treat hearing loss. Joining one can give you access to investigational treatments and close monitoring by a specialist research team — at no cost — while helping advance care for others. Below are recruiting hearing loss studies with sites across the US; use the location tools to find ones near you.

What to expect

Screening first. The study team reviews your eligibility before anything else — there's no obligation to continue.
Informed consent. You'll get a full explanation of the study, its potential risks and benefits, and can withdraw at any time.
No cost to you. Study visits, tests, and the investigational treatment are covered; many studies reimburse travel.

Recruiting hearing loss trials

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Maximizing Quality of Life After Cancer Through Rehabilitation

for Head and Neck Cancer

3 sites incl. Durham

Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 89

Code: NCT07622407

SPI-1005 in Adults Receiving Cochlear Implant

for Hearing Loss

6 sites incl. Iowa City

Sponsor: Sound Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06340633·Phase 2

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HEARS Maryland: Extending Capacity for Affordable, Accessible Hearing Care Through Older Adult Peer Mentorship

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

Sex: All·Age: 60+·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT07699146

Benefit of a Clinically Streamlined and Structured Aural Rehabilitation (CSSAR) Program in Adults

for Hearing Loss

1 site in Cleveland

Sponsor: Case Western Reserve University

Sex: All·Age: 55+

Code: NCT07719114

WhatsApp AI Support vs Paper Support for First-Time Hearing Aid Users

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: University of Pretoria

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07690670

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Survey of Sensory Impairment Indicators Among Adults Aged 65 Years and Older in Xinxing County

for Visual Impairment

Sponsor: Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Sex: All·Age: 65+·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT07694505

Self-monitoring of Hearing Aids Using Artificial Intelligence

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Sodra Alvsborgs Hospital

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07255586

Same-Day Cochlear Implant Activation (SDA-CI)

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: University of Aarhus

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07681830

A Study to Evaluate Clinical Benefit, Performance and Safety of Cochlear Implants in Adults

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Cochlear

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07338864

Hearing Outcomes With the Nucleus® 8 Sound Processor and Nucleus® 7 Sound Processor in Adult Veteran and Non-veteran Cochlear Implant Recipients

for Hearing Loss

1 site in Lone Tree

Sponsor: Cochlear

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07582198

Hearing and Brain Development Cohort in Children and Adolescents

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Sex: All·Age: Up to 18·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT07625462

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Wind Noise Sound Quality Preference and Claims Study

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Jonathan Vaisberg

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 99

Code: NCT07543770

Exploration of the Functional Effect of Modified Gain Precalculation on Soft Speech Intelligibility

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Sebastian Griepentrog

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 99

Code: NCT07388784

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ACT-based Parenting Program for Caregivers of Children With Hearing Loss Post-cochlear: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07278947

Improving Speech in Noise Using Noninvasive Stimulation

for Traumatic Brain Injury

1 site in Gainesville

Sponsor: University of Florida

Sex: All·Age: 25 - 55·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT07176936

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Randomised Study of Web-Based Auditory Training With Varying Perceptual and Cognitive Demands on Training Gains and Generalised Speech, Cognitive, and Communication Outcomes

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: University of Nottingham

Sex: All·Age: 18+·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT07506408

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Testing the Addition of Pedmark to Cisplatin Chemotherapy for Reducing Drug-Induced Ear Damage in Men With Stage II-III Metastatic Testicular Germ Cell Tumors

for Hearing Loss

1 site in Duarte

Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center

Sex: Male·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07218913·Phase 1

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Efficacy and Effectiveness of an Investigational Behind-the-Ear Hearing Device Kit

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Sonova AG

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07414329

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CRESCENDO: ChildREn's muSiC ENhancement in Cochlear Implant Users

for Cochlear Implant

Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital

Sex: All·Age: 10 - 19

Code: NCT07297524

Automated Text Message Reminders to Promote Hearing Aid Adoption

for Hearing Loss

1 site in Stanford

Sponsor: Stanford University

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07170423

Extra-cochlear Electrode Placement at the Post-auricular Vagus Nerve in Cochlear Implantation

for Hearing Loss

1 site in New York

Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07011927

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HEARS-NPS: Addressing Hearing Loss as a Common Unmet Contributor of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

for Alzheimer Disease

1 site in Baltimore

Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

Sex: All·Age: 60 - 100·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT06930560

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Evaluating an Audiology Text-Message Protocol to Support Hearing Aid Use in NHS Adult Audiology Patients

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: WSAUD A/S

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT07146607

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Sentio Systematic Evaluation

for Hearing Loss, Bilateral or Unilateral

Sponsor: Oticon Medical

Sex: All·Age: All ages

Code: NCT07161154

Exploration of the Functional Effect of Different Hearing Aid Noise Reduction Algorithms in an Ecologically Valid Conversational Situation

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Sebastian Griepentrog

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 99

Code: NCT06992310

Cochlear Implant Recipients: Comprehensive Longitudinal Evaluation

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University

Sex: All·Age: All ages

Code: NCT07380269

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The Sentio System: Post-market Evaluation of Safety and Performance in Adolescents

for Hearing Loss

1 site in Atlanta

Sponsor: Oticon Medical

Sex: All·Age: 12 - 18

Code: NCT06844071

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Cisplatin-induced Cochlear and Vestibular Damage in Head and Neck Cancer

for Ototoxic Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Simon Jäger

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 85

Code: NCT06929468

ENACT Program on Auditory Perception and Function, Cognitive Function and Health-related Quality of Life

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong

Sex: All·Age: 60+

Code: NCT06955494

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Evaluating the Clinical Effectiveness of a Community-based Hearing Aid Fitting Service Delivery Model Facilitated by Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) Providing Smartphone-based In-situ and Pre-set Hearing Aid Fittings in Low- and Middle-income Communities (LMICs)

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: University of Pretoria

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06982716

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Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes of Ponto Procedures Performed in Settings Outside the Main Operating Room (i.e. Out-of-OR)

for Hearing Loss

1 site in Sacramento

Sponsor: Oticon Medical

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06930781

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AI Noise Reduction in Phonak Hearing Aids

for Hearing Loss

1 site in Rochester

Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 110

Code: NCT06743295

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Opto-electrical Cochlear Implants

for Hearing Loss

2 sites incl. Coral Gables

Sponsor: Northwestern University

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 89

Code: NCT05110183

A Treatment for a Form of Age-Related Central Auditory Processing Disorder Consisting of Clemastine Fumarate Plus Engineered Sound

for Central Auditory Processing Disorder

1 site in Aurora

Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver

Sex: All·Age: 45 - 65

Code: NCT07304024·Phase 1, Phase 2

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Impact of Vestibular Function on Deaf Infants' Activities of Daily Living

for Vestibular Dysfunction

Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Sex: All·Age: 1 Day - 2

Code: NCT06909266

Hearing Health Equity Through Accessible Research and Solutions for Korean Americans

for Age-related Hearing Impairment

1 site in Baltimore

Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06803394

Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence-Integrated Hearing Aids for Individuals with Hearing Loss

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: University of Washington

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06792110

Investigation of Sky Automatic Technologies in Pediatrics

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Sex: All·Age: 6 - 16

Code: NCT06400992

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Evaluation of Investigational Hearing Instrument Features

for Hearing Loss

1 site in Aurora

Sponsor: Sonova AG

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 95

Code: NCT06710236

Innovations in Hearing Accessibility and Technology (IHAT) Study

for Hearing Loss

2 sites incl. Aurora

Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver

Sex: All·Age: 40+

Code: NCT06689865

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Investigation of a Device to Deliver Intra-Operative Therapeutic Hypothermia for Hearing Preservation in Cochlear Implantation

for Cochlear Implants

1 site in Miami

Sponsor: Restorear Devices LLC

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06375278

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Adaptation of Pediatric Speech Audiometry Tests Into Other Languages

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Semmelweis University

Sex: All·Age: 2 - 7·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT07156825

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Early Age-Related Hearing Loss Investigation (EARHLI)

for Alzheimer Disease

1 site in New York

Sponsor: Columbia University

Sex: All·Age: 55 - 75

Code: NCT06174038

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OTC Hearing Aid and MCI

for Hearing Loss

3 sites incl. Evanston

Sponsor: Northwestern University

Sex: All·Age: 60 - 90

Code: NCT06112860

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Atorvastatin to Reduce Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss Among Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer

for Hearing Loss

5 sites incl. Atlanta

Sponsor: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 100

Code: NCT04915183·Phase 2

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Follow Up of an Online Hearing Support for First-time Hearing Aid Users

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Region Skane

Sex: All·Age: 20+

Code: NCT06468137

Effects of Asymmetries on Binaural-Hearing Abilities Across the Lifespan

for Aging

1 site in College Park

Sponsor: University of Maryland, College Park

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 80

Code: NCT06953700

A Comparative Analysis of Speech Perception Between Cochlear Implant Patients and DFNB9 Patients Receiving Gene Therapy

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University

Sex: All·Age: 6 Months+·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT06237790

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NIDCD Otolaryngology Clinical Protocol Biospecimen Bank

for Hearing Loss

1 site in Bethesda

Sponsor: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Sex: All·Age: 3 - 99

Code: NCT06303180

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An Investigation to Validate Speech Perception Assessment for Adult Cochlear Recipients Using a Mobile Research App

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Cochlear

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT06098482

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Optimizing Bilateral and Single-sided-deafness Cochlear Implants for Functioning in Complex Auditory Environments

for Hearing Loss

2 sites incl. Bethesda

Sponsor: University of Maryland, College Park

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 85

Code: NCT06305039

Preschool Hearing Screening

for Hearing Loss

1 site in San Francisco

Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco

Sex: All·Age: 2 - 6

Code: NCT06058767

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Perception of Speech in Context by Listeners With Healthy and Impaired Hearing

for Hearing

2 sites incl. Minneapolis

Sponsor: Marquette University

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 65·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT06465979

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School Screening and Telemedicine Specialty Referral to Address Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska

for Hearing Loss

1 site in Anchorage

Sponsor: University of Arkansas

Sex: All·Age: 3 - 21·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT05593484

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Listening Effort in Cochlear Implant Users

for Auditory Perception

1 site in Minneapolis

Sponsor: University of Minnesota

Sex: All·Age: 18 - 75·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT06516575

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Quantification of Visually Evoked Cortical Potentials in Individuals With Hearing Loss

for Sensorineural Hearing Loss

1 site in Lebanon

Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Sex: All·Age: 18+·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT05107466

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BEARS Training Package to Maximise Hearing Abilities in Older Children and Teenagers With Bilateral Cochlear Implants

for Hearing Loss, Sensorineural

Sponsor: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Sex: All·Age: 8 - 16

Code: NCT05808543

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Pupillary Dilation During Post-Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation

for Hearing Loss

1 site in New York

Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

Sex: All·Age: 18+

Code: NCT05870527

Cochlear Implants in Young Children With SSD

for Single Sided Deafness

1 site in Durham

Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Sex: All·Age: 7 Months - 71 Months·Accepts healthy volunteers

Code: NCT05775367

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Efficacy of Auditory Training and Combined Auditory-working-memory Training in Improving Communication in Older Adults

for Hearing Loss

Sponsor: Education University of Hong Kong

Sex: All·Age: 55 - 80

Code: NCT05399264

Hearing loss clinical trials — common questions

Are hearing loss clinical trials free to join?

Yes. Participating in a hearing loss clinical trial is free — study-related visits, tests, and the investigational treatment are provided at no cost to you. Many studies also reimburse travel and time. You never pay to take part.

Who can join a hearing loss clinical trial?

Each hearing loss study sets its own eligibility criteria — typically based on age, medical history, current treatments, and overall health. Every trial listed here shows its criteria, and the study team confirms your eligibility before enrollment. You can review and apply to any that look like a fit.

How do I find a hearing loss trial near me?

Use the location controls above. We'll show recruiting hearing loss trials with sites near you, sorted by distance. You can widen the radius or share your exact location for the closest matches.

How many hearing loss trials are recruiting right now?

We're currently tracking roughly 43 recruiting hearing loss trials with US sites, sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and refreshed daily.

Looking for a specific location? Browse trials by city and state.

Hearing loss trials by city

Aurora, CO Lone Tree, CO Aurora, IL Boston, MA Cleveland, OH Coral Gables, FL Duarte, CA Evanston, IL Gainesville, FL Los Angeles, CA Miami, FL Palo Alto, CA

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