Do You Have Tinnitus? Join Our Study!
Jennifer Lentz
Primary Investigator

Brief description of study
Detailed description of study
- Involves an otoscopic check and tympanometry will be conducted to establish whether there are any external ear maladies (such as earwax or middle-ear pathology) and a hearing test (pure-tone audiometry -- testing hearing across frequencies) to verify whether you have hearing loss or not.
- This session will take place at the Health Sciences Building in the Hearing Science laboratory on IU Bloomington campus.
- You will receive a unique participant ID and a link to access the evaluation website.
- The evaluation Involves completing a brief online questionnaire at home about the type of equipment being used and whether or not the you think that you have hearing loss.
Your tinnitus will be measured using common tests that are used to describe tinnitus (this is done by being presented sounds and then you report your perceptions of those sounds).
Note: 50% of the subjects will be randomly selected to repeat both the online and in-person sessions after their initial participation.
Incentive/compensation
- You will receive a total compensation of $30 in cash or gift card after your second session, along with a copy of your hearing test result.
Eligibility of study
You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:
- Conditions: Tinnitus,hearing,hearing loss
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Age: 18 years - 100 years
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Gender: All
- Have continuous tinnitus for longer than 6 months.
- Having been exposed to loud noise in the past 24 hours.
- Having non-auditory neural conditions.
- Having a current history of ear disease (e.g., otitis media) or taking medication known to cause ear problems.
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