Investigating Disinhibitory Brain Mechanism in Tinnitus and Hearing Loss

"In the audiological assessment, participants will undergo various audiometric test, such as pure tone audiometry with extended high-frequency range, speech audiometry, tympanometry, and auditory reflex threshold. These tests are all noninvasive and aim to assess participants hearing threshold, speech-in-noise difficulty, whether or not they have conductive hearing loss, and test efferent auditory function. The appointment will take around 60-90 minutes. An experienced audiologist on-site will be in charge of this procedure.~In the MRI appointment, participant will undergo MRI scanning. Before the MRI scan, a researcher with experienced radiographer will re-check that the participant is safe to be scanned, with the standard University of Nottingham safety questionnaire. This rechecking step is necessary to make sure that participants are still eligible for the scanning. An experience radiographer will be in charge of this procedure."