Currents studies

Tinnitus; hearing, mental, and physical health

The goal of the ESA research is to identify the factors related to hearing, mental, and physical health that are associated with tinnitus and its severity.

The ESA survey is a completely anonymous online survey. It includes questions about hearing, attention, tinnitus, and emotions.

Spoken Language, Cochlear Implants

The ICo research project focuses on brain function in children aged 4 to 17 with severe hearing loss who have cochlear implants.
The goal of the ICo research project is to understand how the brain responds to sounds and the links between brain function and language acquisition.

Image Decoding and Classification, Infiltrating Brain Tumors, Neural Activity

The goal of this project is to decode image labels based on intraoperative electrophysiological recordings during awake brain tumor surgeries.

Music, hearing aids, perceived sound quality

The OPTIMMUSIC project (OPTIMization of Perceived Sound Quality for Music Listening Among Hearing-Impaired Individuals Who Use Hearing Aids) focuses on the perception of music among hearing aid users who are dissatisfied with their music listening experience.
The goal of the OPTIMMUSIC research is to evaluate improvements in music listening quality using a specific hearing aid setting tailored to the participant’s preferences.

Hearing Loss, Adapted Music Program

The purpose of the project is to address the inclusion of people with hearing loss at classical music concerts. The goal is to develop a musical program and/or a specific performance style that would allow people with hearing loss who use hearing aids to fully enjoy the concert without requiring any special technical assistance or adjustments to their hearing aid settings.

Lip-reading, hearing aids

The purpose of this study is to assess whether specific lip-reading training can help hearing-impaired patients who wear hearing aids better understand conversations in noisy environments.

Compressed sound, auditory fatigue, videoconferencing

The hypothesis of the COMPRESSED study (Users of Remote Conferencing and Sound Dynamic Compression: Auditory Effects) is that exposure to the manipulated sounds of audio streaming platforms for a few hours a day has effects on the auditory system of the individuals concerned (i.e., those exposed due to their professional activities), particularly prolonged auditory fatigue.

The primary objective of this study is to investigate the effects on hearing of regular use of conference platforms by conducting non-invasive audiological tests.

Hearing aid, auditory neuropathy, speech intelligibility in noise, artificial intelligence

The primary objective of the REFINED study is to identify speech enhancement methods based on artificial intelligence and compatible with portable hearing aids that are best suited for participants with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorders (ANS).

Genetics, age-related hearing loss, balance

The objective of this study is to identify which tests or combinations of tests will best characterize age-related hearing loss. Development of a battery of audiological tests for the accurate diagnosis of age-related hearing loss.

Who can participate?
We are looking for people aged 40 or older with age-related hearing loss or early-onset presbycusis.
Click here for more information about this project and your rights regarding the use of your samples and data for research.

Cochlear implant, speech enhancement, sound environment

Measurement and Restoration of the Perception of Acoustic Cues in Noise for Cochlear Implant Users – MiRACLE*.

The MiRACLE study is being conducted to better understand how people with cochlear implants perceive a sound (such as a voice) when multiple sounds are present at the same time (such as competing voices, a car horn, or other everyday noises).
The goal of this study, MiRACLE, is to describe how people with cochlear implants perceive their sound environment.

Hearing aid, sound perception, distortion 

To better understand how hearing aid users are bothered by certain sounds when they hear multiple sound sources at the same time (such as competing voices, a car horn, or other everyday noises), we are conducting the ETERNEL study. 

The ETERNEL study aims to identify the hearing aid settings that influence the ability of hearing aid users to understand complex sound environments. 

Auditory perception, misophonia

To better understand the auditory perception of people with misophonia, we are conducting the PROMISE study. 

The purpose of this study is to characterize and measure differences in auditory perception between people with misophonia and people with normal hearing.

Hearing Aid, Settings

The BigDataAP study aims to improve care for patients with hearing aids by identifying the most informative tests for long-term hearing aid fitting.

Databases from hearing aid laboratories will be analyzed to determine the extent to which available standard tests can predict the success of hearing aid fitting.