Hearing Questions
To return to the LOLIPOP Hearing Study Welcome Page click here.
We will ask you the following questions relevant to hearing loss. Before going to the research website it may help to spend a few minutes reading through the questions and thinking about your answers.
| Q1 |
Do you use a hearing aid? |
Yes / No |
| Q2 |
Do you have a cochlear implant? |
Yes / No |
| Q3 |
On average, on a scale of 0 (totally deaf) to 10 (perfect hearing), how would you rate your own hearing in each ear? |
0-10 |
| Q4 |
On average, how difficult do you usually find it to follow somebody’s conversation when other people are also talking normally close by?
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Almost impossible
Very difficult
Moderately difficult
Mildly difficult
Not difficult at all
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| Q5 |
On average, when talking in a quiet room with someone who speaks clearly, how difficult do you find it to understand what they are saying?
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Almost impossible
Very difficult
Moderately difficult
Mildly difficult
Not difficult at all
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| Q6 |
How often do you get noises such as ringing or buzzing in your head or ears (tinnitus) that last for more than 5 minutes?
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Constantly
Usually
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
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| Q7 |
When the ringing or buzzing first started, was it set off by one of the following? |
An explosion or gunfire
A noisy job
Exposure to loud music
A stressful or upsetting event
Illness, injury or medication
Something else
Don’t know
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| Q8 |
Do you ever find sounds uncomfortable, too loud or painful when others around you find them comfortable? |
Constantly
Usually
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
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| Q9 |
Have you ever worked in any noisy places where you had to shout to be heard? |
Yes / No |
| Q10 |
In total, how many years have you worked in such noisy places? |
More than 25 years
15-24 years in total
5-14 years in total
1-4 years in total
Less than 1 year
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| Q11 |
Did you wear ear protection most of the time when working in these noisy places? |
Yes / No |
| Q12 |
Have you ever been diagnosed with Menieres disease (which causes dizziness, hearing loss and tinnitus)? |
Yes / No |
| Q13 |
Did any of your parents, children, brothers or sisters have difficulty with their hearing before reaching the age of 65? |
Yes / No / Don’t know |
| Q14 |
How many concerts, gigs or music festivals would you say you attended while you were in each of the following age ranges? Please do not count classical concerts.
Please choose one box per age range
- Age 10-19 yrs 0 / 1-4 / 5-9 / 10-19 / 20-29 / 30 or more
- Age 20-29 yrs 0 / 1-4 / 5-9 / 10-19 / 20-29 / 30 or more
- Age 30-39 yrs 0 / 1-4 / 5-9 / 10-19 / 20-29 / 30 or more
- Age 40-60 yrs 0 / 1-4 / 5-9 / 10-19 / 20-29 / 30 or more
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| Q15 |
How many hours per week would you say you spent in a noisy club (such as a night club or working men’s club) or disco in a typical week while you were in each of the following age ranges?
Please choose one box per age range
- Age 10-19 yrs 0 / 1-4 / 5-9 / 10-14 / 15-19 / 20 or more
- Age 20-29 yrs 0 / 1-4 / 5-9 / 10-14 / 15-19 / 20 or more
- Age 30-39 yrs 0 / 1-4 / 5-9 / 10-14 / 15-19 / 20 or more
- Age 40-60 yrs 0 / 1-4 / 5-9 / 10-14 / 15-19 / 20 or more
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| Q16 |
How many hours per day would you say you used any personal music player (such as cassette players, CD players, MP3 players, iPods etc) in a typical day while you were in each of the following age ranges?
Please choose one box per age range
- Age 10-19 yrs 0 / 1-4 / 5-8 / 9-12 / 13 or more
- Age 20-29 yrs 0 / 1-4 / 5-8 / 9-12 / 13 or more
- Age 30-39 yrs 0 / 1-4 / 5-8 / 9-12 / 13 or more
- Age 40-60 yrs 0 / 1-4 / 5-8 / 9-12 / 13 or more
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| Q17 |
On a scale of 0 (none) to 10 (a lot), how much exposure to loud music would you say you’ve had over your lifetime? (Loud music is any that you would have to shout over to be heard.) |
0-10 |
The LOLIPOP Hearing Test
After you have finished answering the above questions, you will be reminded (by Question 18) to remove your hearing aid (if any) and you will be routed you to our hearing test. You will need a computer with speakers and an internet connection. Headphones are even better if you have them. The Hearing Test will work on Apple computers running Mac OS, but not on those running IOS (e.g. an iPad).
You can see a preview of the hearing test (and practice a little if you want) by visiting the RNID website.
If you do not have access to a computer of your own, then please feel free to come into Ealing Hospital to use one of our computers. Please phone us on 020 8967 5413 to book a session on one of our computers.
To return to the LOLIPOP Hearing Study Welcome Page click here.
REC Application: Investigation of factors underlying hearing loss – a LOLIPOP sub-study
REC ref: 11/NW/0633. Version 2 – 11th September 2011.
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