Functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopic Study of Central Auditory System Cortical Functional Reorganization (SUN)
Hearing Loss, Unilateral
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Hearing Loss, Unilateral focused on measuring Functional Neuroimaging, Pediatrics, fNIRS, Single-sided deafness
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria :
For both groups:
- 5 to 16 year-old children,
- Absence of pregnancy
- Affiliation to Social Security, and children and their parents signed consents will be necessary.
- Participation agreement of the protocol and signature of the consent form by the person having parental authority and the child
For Single-sided Deafness subjects:
- shall present with moderate to profound unilateral hearing loss, with a hearing loss of 40 decibel(minimal thresholds), assessed on tonal, vocal audiometry, Auditory Brainstem Responses,
For Normal hearing subjects:
- shall have normal hearing, demonstrated by air thresholds below 20 decibel by an audiometric control before inclusion , matched in gender and age to children in the experimental group
Exclusion Criteria:
For both groups:
- Antecedents of Psycho-neurological diseases,
- Other sensorineural or motor deficiency,
- Familial bilingualism,
- Medications affecting vigilance.
- pregnancy or breastfeeding
Sites / Locations
- Hôpital Pierre Paul Riquet
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Single-sided deaf group
Normal hearing group
30 children will be included in this group
30 children will be included in this group