STUDIES IN NEWCASTLE

What will I do?

You will be sent a an online questionnaire to help us understand the impact of tinnitus presence on your life, and to ensure eligibility.

Then, you will be invited to visit our lab at the Newcastle University Medical School, where you will take part in an EEG study. 

The visit should last approximately 2.5 hours.

 

The following steps will be part of your visit:

• A hearing test;

• A series of short computer tasks to find out the pitch of your tinnitus, sound sensitivity, and auditory function, which will help to prepare the sounds you will hear during the EEG part of the session;

• EEG set-up. For an EEG recording, a cap that holds sensors with be placed on your head to measure brain activity. The sensors have to be covered with gel to make sure they connect well;

• A 5 minute 'resting state EEG' recording, during which you will be asked to rest and sit in a comfortable chair with your eyes open while we record a 'baseline' of your brain activity;  

• A 50 minute EEG session, during which you will hear sounds played to you through headphones. You will be asked to choose a subtitled movie of your choice on Netflix to watch while the sounds are played.

 

Who can take part?

• Adults over the age of 18;

• You should have chronic tinnitus (constant ringing in the ears for at least 6 months, that has no physical source such as blood flow);

• You should be generally healthy with no recent bouts of ill health;

• You should have normal hearing or slight hearing loss.

 

Rewards

You will receive £15 as a thank you for taking part and local travel expenses reimbursed 

 

Where does the study take place?

The study takes place in the Clinical Sensory Cognition Laboratory at Newcastle University Medical School, which is on Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH. The meeting point is the Medical School Main Reception, at the Medical School entrance.

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If you are interested in taking part please get in touch!​