Difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments is a primary challenge of hearing impairment, inadequately addressed by hearing aids alone. While auditory training can enhance selective attention and speech perception, current digital programs face poor user adherence and lack realistic 3D spatial audio....
No actionable change — this is a single-arm pilot feasibility study; effectiveness of AR audio-motor training for speech-in-noise perception has not yet been established in controlled trials.
If AR-based auditory training games prove effective in larger trials, they could offer a scalable, engaging home-based rehabilitation option for people with hearing impairment.
- 01Pilot feasibility study — no control group; results cannot establish efficacy.
- 02Intervention: augmented reality game combining audio and motor tasks to improve speech-in-noise perception.
- 03Published in JMIR Formative Research, a journal focused on preliminary digital health findings.
- 04Target population is individuals with hearing impairment struggling to understand speech in noise.
- 05Next steps would require a randomised controlled trial to test whether benefits are real and lasting.
An augmented reality audio-motor training game can improve speech-in-noise perception in people with hearing impairment.
studypartially supportedThe AR training game is feasible to use in the target population.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42133934
- DOI
- 10.2196/91260.
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Individuals with hearing impairment
- Intervention
- Augmented reality audio-motor training game
Primary outcomes
Feasibility and acceptability of the AR training game; Speech-in-noise perception performance