BEARS Virtual Reality research project

This exciting project is recruiting participants at USAIS – please get in touch if your child may want to take part.

 

There is a lot of research showing that sound localisation as well as speech understanding in noise and music listening can be improved with training. The BEARS team has developed a suite of Virtual Reality games that children and young people can use at home. We want to see if three months of listening training using a Virtual Reality headset or an iPad at home can improve hearing and quality of life.

We are recruiting children and young people between the ages of 8 and 16 years with bilateral (both ears) cochlear implants. We offer five £10 vouchers to each participant, and will pay towards travel expenses. This is a large multi centre research project across the UK. See more details of the trial here.