The Hearing Epidemiology and Research Diagnostics (HEARD) Laboratory
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Paid research study on hypertension and hearing loss
Interested in participating?
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Study Purpose
The听purpose of this research is to understand how hypertension (high blood pressure) affects inner ear function.听听Because hypertension is common among African Americans a major goal of the study is to explore differences in inner ear function in Black and white adults with and without hypertension. Participants will have their blood pressure measured and undergo a variety of hearing tests including one specific to inner ear health. Participants will also answer questions about themselves such as demographics (age, race, etc.), hearing health (history of ear surgery), and difficulty hearing.
Main Study Procedures
If听you join the study, you will听have your blood pressure measured and undergo a variety of hearing tests including one specific to inner ear health. Some tests require you to respond to tones or words. Others require no active participation. Participants will also answer questions about themselves such as demographics (age, race, etc.), hearing health (history of ear surgery), and difficulty hearing. Lastly, a blood test will be performed via a finger stick. Each session will last 2 hours in duration and will require a minimum of 1-2 in-person visits at either the Boulder or Aurora laboratory.
We are looking for
1. Individuals between the ages of 18-85 years who:
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 - Do not smoke tobacco
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 - Do not have diabetes
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 - Do not use certain chemotherapies
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 - Do not have acoustic tumors, outer and/or middle ear conditions
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 - Have high blood pressure,听use antihypertensives, OR have normal blood pressure
Participation Details
Testing for this study takes place at the Boulder laboratory or at collaborator Dr. Manchaiah's laboratory at the University of 蜜糖直播 Anschutz School of Medicine. You can choose which site works best for you.
Please contact us at听HEARDLab@colorado.edu听or call 303-735-7127听for more information.