Chronic tinnitus Ear, Nose and Throat
Conditions
Interventions
The TinnSpire stimulation sessions have five elements. Firstly, participants will be asked to rate their tinnitus loudness on a VAS at the start of the session. Physiological data will then be collect
Sponsors
University of Sussex
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Chronic subjective tinnitus (defined as tinnitus duration 6 months or more) 2. English speaking 3. Male and Female 4. = 18 years 5. > 17 Tinnitus Functional Index Score
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Active care in audiology for tinnitus 2. Objective tinnitus 3. Acute tinnitus 4. Pulsatile tinnitus 5. Conductive hearing loss 6. Active middle ear pathology (defined by audiological assessment) 7. Severe-to-profound sensori-neural hearing loss (defined by audiological assessment) 8. Ménière’s disease 9. Skin lesions or piercing or extensive tattooing of the concha or skin disease: infection or eczema of the ears 10. Active implant, e.g. ICD, pacemaker, neurostimulator, cochlear implant, and VP shunt 11. Ongoing vagal nerve stimulation or s.p. vagotomy 12. Progressive neurological disease (e.g. Parkinson’s, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis) 13. Relevant cardiac disease, e.g. bradycardic arrhythmia, insufficiency, and s.p. infarction 14. Severe psychiatric disease (e.g. schizophrenia) 15. Pregnant 16. Breathing-related difficulties (e.g. COPD, emphysema, or asthma) 17. Raynaud's disease 18. Beta blockers 19. Involvement in any clinical study within the last 28 days
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactTony Steffert
Outcome results
None listed