CHRONIC TINNITUS 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;

• Eye-tracking set-up. During the EEG recording, we will also measure your pupil size and reactivity;  

• A 50 minute EEG session, during which you will hear sounds played to you through headphones.

 

Who can join?

• Adults over the age of 18;

• You should have chronic tinnitus (constant ringing in the ears for at least 3 months, that has no physical source such as blood flow);

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

• You should not have profound hearing loss, as the EEG measurements aim to pick up brain activity in response to specific and sometimes faint sound features.

 

Rewards

You will receive a £20 Amazon voucher (or bank transfer) as a thank you for taking part, and reasonable 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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For further details about the study, please follow this link to the information sheet:

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MICTAP INFORMATION SHEET (TINNITUS)

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Thank you for your interest in our research.
If you would like to participate or have any questions about this study, please fill in your details using the form below, and we will contact you with further information. 
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