ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering (Switzerland) — Tinnitus Study

[Ecip]

The ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering in Bern, Switzerland, is running a Tinnitus study to understand the relationship between brain activity and tinnitus in order to find new procedures to identify tinnitus in patients. There is currently no standard diagnostic strategy for the detection of tinnitus.

The study consists of two sessions:

Session 1 (approx 1 hr): Test whether one is capable to suppress tinnitus for 30 to 60 seconds using residual inhibition.
Session 2 (approx 2.5 hr): Measure and record brain activity via EEG of both individuals with and without tinnitus.


I have been accepted for Session 1 of the study. I will be traveling to Bern on November 30th to see if I get approved for Session 2. This is not a trial for a treatment, but it gives me a chance to contribute a little, and hopefully this research will help in the future.

Individuals interested in taking part in the study please navigate to the following website:
http://www.artorg.unibe.ch/research/hrl/tinnitus_studie/index_eng.html

Dr. Wilhelm Wimmer
Phone
+41 31 632 87 89
E-Mail-Address
wilhelm.wimmer@artorg.unibe.ch
ARTORG Center
Hearing Research Laboratory
Murtenstrasse 50
3008 Bern, Switzerland

 

[JohnAdams]

There is currently no standard diagnostic strategy for the detection of tinnitus.

Wow so simply saying you have tinnitus isn't good enough, what in the world? Next test should be to prove the world and everyone in it isn't just a figment of my imagination.