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Understanding children’s experience of Tinnitus
Opportunity for children with tinnitus (aged 8-16) to take part in research. Sessions taking place in Nottingham, Bolton, and London.
Tinnitus is often mistaken to be a problem that only affects adults. In fact, it is estimated that one child in every class of 30 experiences tinnitus that has a significant effect on their life and wellbeing. Despite this, tinnitus in children is a relatively unrecognised and under-researched issue.
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What is the problem we are trying to address?
So far, there has been very little investigation into how children experience tinnitus and the day-to-day problems they face. To be able to care for a child with tinnitus, health professionals need to understand, identify, and measure their problems. By doing so they can determine how severe the tinnitus is and assess whether treatment has had an effect.
New research study
A British Tinnitus Association-funded research project will address this issue by asking children with tinnitus to share their experiences. Children aged 8-16 are invited to take part in individual and group discussions held in Nottingham, Bolton, and London. The sessions will explore how tinnitus can affect feelings, thoughts, activities, and relationships, at home and at school. To encourage children to share their experiences, the sessions will involve fun and interactive activities, such as drawing and game play. As part of the study, parents and clinicians are also invited to share their experiences in telephone discussions.
If you are a parent or carer of a child with tinnitus (aged 8-16) and would like to take part, please visit the study webpage for more information https://www.tinnitus.org.uk/understanding-childrens-experience-of-tinnitus or email harriet.smith@nottingham.ac.uk.
