Sound Sensitivity Project – Online Survey and Focus Group

What do we want to know?

The goal of the online survey and focus group is to better understand how adults and families are coping with sound sensitivity and how it impacts their daily lives. In addition, we are working towards developing new wearable technology for helping individuals with sound sensitivity and will be asking for your input on what features are important.

Who are we looking for?

  • Adults and caregivers of youth who currently experience decreased sound tolerance.

What to expect:

Research will take place remotely in two parts:

1) Online survey: The online survey will include questions about you or your child’s experience with sound sensitivity and will also determine interest and eligibility for focus group participation. As a thank you for participating we will enter you into a draw to win one of ten $25 Amazon.ca gift cards. This survey will take around 20 minutes to complete.

2) Remote focus group: The focus groups will be held over Zoom and will be around 1.5 to 2 hours in duration. We will be offering each participant a $25 gift card as a thank you for your time.

It is possible to participate in just the online survey and not the focus group.

How to sign up:

Principal Investigator: Dr. Elina Birmingham [ebirming@sfu.ca], Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C.

Ethics Protocol H19-00159