Track Your Tinnitus

Tinnitus is defined as an auditory perception in the absence of any physical source. Almost everyone will experience some form of tinnitus at least once in the lifetime and in most of the cases this sensation disappears within seconds or minutes. However, in approximately 10% of the population the tinnitus persists for more than six months and can remain chronic for the rest of the life.

Even in the chronic case, the perception of the tinnitus can vary during the day and between days being sometimes more and sometimes less perceivable. The variation can depend on many factors including environmental noise, the daily activity, stressful life events, time of the day and much more. Many people have a good feeling of their tinnitus variation and can reconstruct it from memory to some extent - but how was the timeline of the variation exactly? Until recently it was not possible to systematically track the tinnitus perception over several weeks.

With this research project we want to offer a method to track the individual tinnitus perception with a smart phone application. Using the website in conjunction with your phone you can systematically track the variation of your tinnitus and find out how it is associated with your daily routine and activities. Your answers will also help us learn to more about the daily variation of the tinnitus perception, its causes and effects.

About the Team

TrackYourTinnitus was developed by the Tinnitus Research Initiative (TRI) and the Institute for Databases and Information Systems (DBIS) at the University of Ulm. The team members are:

Dr. Winfried Schlee (Tinnitus Research Initiative)

Susanne Staudinger (Tinnitus Research Initiative)

PD Dr. Berthold Langguth (Tinnitus Research Initiative)

PD Dr. Michael Landgrebe (Tinnitus Research Initiative)

Jochen Herrmann (DBIS, University of Ulm)

Rüdiger Pryss (DBIS, University of Ulm)

Prof. Dr. Manfred Reichert (DBIS, University of Ulm)

Christian Kippes (independent)

If you have questions, feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to contact us under info@trackyourtinnitus.org.

Tinnitus didefinisikan sebagai persepsi pendengaran tanpa adanya sumber fisik. Hampir semua orang akan mengalami beberapa bentuk tinnitus setidaknya sekali dalam seumur hidup dan dalam sebagian besar kasus sensasi ini menghilang dalam hitungan detik atau menit. Namun, pada sekitar 10% dari populasi tinnitus terus berlanjut selama lebih dari enam bulan dan bisa tetap kronis selama sisa hidup.

Bahkan dalam kasus kronis, persepsi tinnitus dapat bervariasi pada siang hari dan antara hari yang kadang-kadang lebih dan kadang kurang dipahami. Variasi dapat bergantung pada banyak faktor termasuk kebisingan lingkungan, aktivitas sehari-hari, peristiwa kehidupan yang penuh stres, waktu hari dan banyak lagi. Banyak orang memiliki perasaan yang baik variasi tinnitus mereka dan dapat merekonstruksi dari memori sampai batas tertentu - tapi bagaimana timeline variasi persis? Sampai saat ini tidak mungkin untuk secara sistematis melacak persepsi tinnitus selama beberapa minggu.

Dengan proyek penelitian ini kami ingin menawarkan sebuah metode untuk melacak persepsi tinnitus individu dengan aplikasi ponsel pintar. Menggunakan situs web dalam hubungannya dengan ponsel, Anda dapat melacak secara sistematis variasi tinnitus Anda dan mencari tahu bagaimana hal ini terkait dengan rutinitas harian Anda dan kegiatan. Jawaban Anda juga akan membantu kita belajar lebih banyak tentang variasi harian dari persepsi tinnitus, penyebab dan efek.

Tentang Tim

TrackYourTinnitus dikembangkan oleh Tinnitus Research Initiative (TRI) dan Institut Database dan Sistem Informasi (DBIS) di University of Ulm. Anggota tim adalah:

Dr Winfried Schlee (Tinnitus Research Initiative)

Susanne Staudinger (Tinnitus Research Initiative)

PD Dr Berthold Langguth (Tinnitus Research Initiative)

PD Dr Michael Landgrebe (Tinnitus Research Initiative)

Jochen Herrmann (DBIS, University of Ulm)

Rudiger Pryss (DBIS, University of Ulm)

Prof Dr Manfred Reichert (DBIS, University of Ulm)

Christian Kippes (independen)

Jika Anda memiliki pertanyaan, masukan atau saran jangan ragu untuk menghubungi kami di bawah info@trackyourtinnitus.org.