[AUDITORY] Cadenza Project: Participants needed for research into music listening with hearing loss (Alinka Greasley )

Subject: [AUDITORY] Cadenza Project: Participants needed for research into music listening with hearing loss From: Alinka Greasley <A.E.Greasley@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:27:01 +0000 --_000_PAXPR03MB76658C7D0076FB92225E79BC8B5BAPAXPR03MB7665eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *** IMPROVING MUSICAL EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS *** Dear all, We are conducting new research as part of the Cadenza Project (https://cade= nzachallenge.org/), which seeks to develop measures of audio quality for mu= sic for people with hearing loss. The broader aim of using these measures i= s to develop novel signal processing strategies that can be used in hearing= aids and consumer devices to improve experiences of music. We are planning an online listening experiment that will take place in the = coming months, in which participants will be asked to listen to many excerp= ts of music, and rate these in terms of their audio quality, using several = attributes developed by hearing aid users. We are now looking to recruit potential research participants to this onlin= e listening experiment. Participation would involve being invited to have a= hearing test, or providing a recent audiogram, and listening in your homes= to music excerpts for up to 5 hours in total; this duration of listening w= ill be separated into smaller manageable blocks of time. You would be compe= nsated for this time, and for travel costs for any hearing tests. To be eligible to take part, prospective participants should be: * Bilateral hearing aid users * Have a hearing loss in the range of mild to moderately severe in = their better ear o Please note: At this point in the process, we have recruited a number = of participants to this study, many with a moderately-severe/borderline sev= ere hearing loss. Ideally, to have a balance and representation of hearing = loss levels across the mild to moderately-severe range for this study, we a= re now looking to recruit more participants with a mild or moderate hearing= loss. * Between the ages of 18 and 90 * Either: o Able to attend a university site in the UK (Leeds, or Nottingham) for = a hearing test, OR: o Able to provide a recent audiogram (within the last 6 months) * Have access to a computer at home, with internet connection Unfortunately, at this current stage and design of the research, there are = some exclusion criteria that would prevent participation, including: * Cochlear implant use, or use of other hearing interventions besid= es acoustic hearing aids * Diagnosis of Meniere's disease, or hyperacusis * Use of a programmable ventriculo-peritoneal (PVP) shunt * Severe tinnitus that is affected by music, or that interferes wit= h your listening to music If you are interested in potentially taking part, please feel free to compl= ete a short Eligibility Questionnaire, found using the following link - htt= ps://universityleeds.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aW3GNlCCZ4XoCFg You will be asked at the end of this questionnaire to provide your contact = details to us if desired, so we can be in touch with further details about = the online listener experiment. If you have any questions at all at this point, please do not hesitate to g= et in touch with us at musicandhearingaids@xxxxxxxx<mailto:musicandheari= ngaids@xxxxxxxx> Prof. Alinka Greasley & Dr Scott Bannister This research has received ethical clearance from the University of Leeds E= thics Committee (Approval Reference: FAHC 21-125), and is funded by the Eng= ineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Grant Reference: EP/W01943= 4/1). Prof. Alinka Greasley Professor of Music Psychology Director of Research and Innovation School of Music | University of Leeds | Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK Email: a.e.greasley@xxxxxxxx<mailto:a.e.greasley@xxxxxxxx> | Phone: += 44 113 343 4560 --_000_PAXPR03MB76658C7D0076FB92225E79BC8B5BAPAXPR03MB7665eurp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> *** IMPROVING MUSICAL EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE = WITH HEARING LOSS ***<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Dear all,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> We are conducting new research as part of the Cadenza P= roject (<a href=3D"https://cadenzachallenge.org/" target=3D"= _blank">https://cadenzachallenge.org/<= /span></a>), which seeks to develop measures of audio quality for music for people with= hearing loss. The broader aim of using these measures is to develop novel = signal processing strategies that can be used in hearing aids and consumer = devices to improve experiences of music. <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none"> We are planning an online listening experiment that wil= l take place in the coming months, in which participants will be asked to l= isten to many excerpts of music, and rate these in terms of their audio quality, using several attributes developed by hea= ring aid users. <o:p></o:p></sp= an> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none"> We are now looking to recruit potential research partic= ipants to this online listening experiment. Participation would involve bei= ng invited to have a hearing test, or providing a recent audiogram, and listening in your homes to music excerpts for up t= o 5 hours in total; this duration of listening will be separated into small= er manageable blocks of time. You would be compensated for this time, and f= or travel costs for any hearing tests. <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none"> To be eligible to take part, prospective participants s= hould be: <o:p></o:p></p= > <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;mar= gin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;mso= -list:l4 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user= -drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-w= ord;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none"> <![if !supportLists]><s= pan style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">·         <![endif]>Bilateral hearing aid us= ers <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;mar= gin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;mso= -list:l4 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user= -drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-w= ord;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none"> <![if !supportLists]><s= pan style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">·         <![endif]>Have a hearing loss in t= he range of mild to moderately severe in their better ear<spa= n class=3D"eop"> <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;mar= gin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;mso= -list:l5 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user= -drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-w= ord;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none"> <![if !supportLists]>o    <![endif]>Please note</b= >: At this point in the process, we have recruited a number of participants to this study, many with a mode= rately-severe/borderline severe hearing loss. Ideally, to have a balance an= d representation of hearing loss levels across the mild to moderately-sever= e range for this study, we are now looking to recruit more participants with a mild or moderate hearing loss.=  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;mar= gin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;mso= -list:l0 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user= -drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-w= ord;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none"> <![if !supportLists]><s= pan style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">·         <![endif]>Between the ages of 18 a= nd 90 <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;mar= gin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;mso= -list:l0 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user= -drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-w= ord;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none"> <![if !supportLists]><s= pan style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">·         <![endif]>Either:<sp= an class=3D"eop"> <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;mar= gin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;mso= -list:l2 level1 lfo8;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user= -drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-w= ord;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none"> <![if !supportLists]>o    <![endif]>Able to attend a univers= ity site in the UK (Leeds, or Nottingham) for a hearing test, OR:</spa= n> <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;mar= gin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;mso= -list:l2 level1 lfo8;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user= -drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-w= ord;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none"> <![if !supportLists]>o    <![endif]>Able to provide a recent= audiogram (within the last 6 months)<spa= n style=3D"font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> <= /span><o:p= ></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;mar= gin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;mso= -list:l3 level1 lfo10;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-use= r-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-= word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none"> <![if !supportLists]><s= pan style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">·         <![endif]>Have access to a compute= r at home, with internet connection </s= pan><o:p><= /o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none"> Unfortunately, at this current stage and design of the = research, there are some exclusion criteria that would prevent participatio= n, including: <o:p></o:p></span= > <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;mar= gin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;mso= -list:l1 level1 lfo12;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-use= r-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-= word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none"> <![if !supportLists]><s= pan style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">·         <![endif]>Cochlear implant use, or= use of other hearing interventions besides acoustic hearing aids</s= pan> <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;mar= gin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;mso= -list:l1 level1 lfo12;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-use= r-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-= word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none"> <![if !supportLists]><s= pan style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">·         <![endif]>Diagnosis of Meniere&#82= 17;s disease, or hyperacusis <= span style=3D"font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p>= <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;mar= gin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;mso= -list:l1 level1 lfo12;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-use= r-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-= word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none"> <![if !supportLists]><s= pan style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">·         <![endif]>Use of a programmable ve= ntriculo-peritoneal (PVP) shunt = <o:p></o:p= > <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;mar= gin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;mso= -list:l1 level1 lfo12;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-use= r-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-= word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-kerning: none"> <![if !supportLists]><s= pan style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">·         <![endif]>Severe tinnitus that is = affected by music, or that interferes with your listening to music</= span> <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none"> If you are interested in potentially taking part, pleas= e feel free to complete a short Eligibility Questionnaire, found using the = following link – <a href=3D"https://universityleeds.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aW3GN= lCCZ4XoCFg" target=3D"_blank">https://universityleeds.fra1.qualtrics.com/jf= e/form/SV_aW3GNlCCZ4XoCFg</a><o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none"> You will be asked at the end of this questionnaire to p= rovide your contact details to us if desired, so we can be in touch with fu= rther details about the online listener experiment.=  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none"> If you have any questions at all at this point, please = do not hesitate to get in touch with us at <a href=3D"mailto:musicandhearingaids@xxxxxxxx" target=3D= "_blank">musicandhearingaids@xxxxxxxx= uk</a> <o:p></o:p></span= > <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none">  <o:p></o:p> Prof. Alinka Greasley & Dr Scott Bannister<o:p></o:p><= /span> <o:p> </o:p> <p class=3D"paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-a= lign:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: transparent;overflow-wrap: break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-k= erning: none"> This research has received ethical clearance from the U= niversity of Leeds Ethics Committee (Approval Reference: FAHC 21-125), and is funded by the Engineering a= nd Physical Sciences Research Council (Grant Reference: EP/W019434/1).</spa= n> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Prof. Alinka Greasley <o:p></o:= p> Professor of Music Psychology<o:p></o:p> Director of Research and Innovation <o:p></o:p> School of Music | University of Leeds | Leeds, LS2 9J= T, UK <o:p></o:p> Email: <a href=3D"mailto:a.e.gre= asley@xxxxxxxx">a.e.greasley@xxxxxxxx= k</a> | Phone: + 44 113 343 4560<o:p></o:p></s= pan> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_PAXPR03MB76658C7D0076FB92225E79BC8B5BAPAXPR03MB7665eurp_--

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