Dr. Will Sedley Requesting YOUR Input — Predictive Brain Processing for Tinnitus

Dr. Sedley is great, I have been enjoying his online lectures as well as the Tinnitus Talk Podcast episode.

 

My tinnitus is fluctuating daily, and I have done several audiograms both on days when my tinnitus is very low, and when it's very high.

When my tinnitus is loud, the test says I have hearing loss above 6000 Hz.
When my tinnitus is silent, I don't have any hearing loss according to the audiogram. No hidden hearing loss either.

Interested in your comment about tinnitus always occurring in areas of hearing loss. Do you mean that the pitch of the tinnitus matches the frequencies we have lost?

 

I don't suppose I'd be ale to volunteer myself for your studies if and when you need candidates?

My tinnitus is very hard to cope with.

 

I also would like to know how to participate in the research. I am from the Netherlands. I learned to live with tinnitus for the last 15 years through meditation and mindfulness but I would like to help find a cure for it!

 

Hello everyone!

My name is Kate, I am Will Sedley's PhD student at Newcastle University, researching tinnitus.

We are looking for volunteers to participate in our new online study.

Researchers at Newcastle University, led by Dr William Sedley, have developed a specific type of sounds
intended to reduce the loudness of tinnitus when listened to regularly over a period of time. This is the first study to test the effect that these sounds have on tinnitus. The study is run entirely online, and takes a total of 18 weeks.

For more information, and to sign up to the study, please follow this link:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/Resp...Wq-Vv1TFUN05QQUlaWlUyUU45UUtWQVZVVU5YRkZIMy4u

Please contact me if you have any questions!

Best wishes,
Kate

 

Are headphones required or do speakers work?

 

Submitted.

 

Hi, speakers are fine to use for the study!

 

@Kate Yukhnovich

When will this online study commence, and what is the deadline for signing up?

I also sent you an e-mail regarding the study, so I hope you can check it and send me a reply. Thanks!

 

What if your tinnitus fluctuates between tonal and atonal, and different frequencies?

 

I am also interested in participating.

Anyone who knows some good articles to read, to try and understand why/how these sounds are supposed to work?

 

What's sound therapy! It's just a waste of time.

 

Good afternoon,

The study is ongoing and people can start the study at any time. I have received your email and will reply soon!

 

@Kate Yukhnovich

Maybe you can spend five minutes going over people's questions here regarding the study, and provide some answers?

Like these:

Also why don't you compensate for people's time, this is a very long study to take part in, a £100 gift card would be nice to get if you complete the whole study.

 

Do you have a single dominant sound (in terms of frequency and tonality) that is fairly consistent over time, which you would be able to focus on for the purposes of this online study?

If not, unfortunately at the moment you will not be able to participate in this study.
However, there may be others that would better suit your needs.

 

I don’t unfortunately, it really cycles day to day, but thank you for taking the time to answer my question!

 

The newly devised sounds are based on this model:

An Integrative Tinnitus Model Based on Sensory Precision

In essence, the sounds are meant to retrain your brain so that it does not focus on the frequency of your tinnitus, thus making it quieter.

Here is a recent overview of sound therapy:

The state of the art of sound therapy for subjective tinnitus in adults

 

I signed up. When should we expect to be contacted about your study?

 

Hi,

I have now sent out replies to everyone who signed up over the weekend. If you haven't received an email, please let me know as there may have been an issue with the email provided on the consent form.

 

I got my email.

 

Thanks. Got the email now.

 

If I have hearing loss of more than 70 dB from 4 kHz upwards, can I still take part in this study?

 

The role of prediction and gain in tinnitus by Dr William Sedley

Dr Will Sedley is a Clinical Academic Neurologist who has done groundbreaking work in the field of tinnitus mechanisms. Here, he introduces and explains the concepts of prediction and of gain as they relate to troublesome tinnitus.

 

@Kate Yukhnovich Is there an optimal amount of time you would like me to be using this per day?

 

I submitted the form last week and I have had no reply so far. When can I expect a response?

 

Anyone who has started the treatment so far?

 

Yes.

 

The audio-file pick up is not working

 

Too early to tell about the results so far, I know, - but is it okay to be part of the study? I mean, does it aggravate hyperacusis or is it somehow unpleasant?

Thank you for answering (and participating).