http://hearinglosshelp.com/weblog Answers to Your Questions about Hearing Loss Issues Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:35:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. The father of a hard of hearing child asked: Does your kid (or did you, as a kid) ever get depressed about hearing loss? Our eleven year old son has worn hearing aids since age three. When he started, we successfully made it a happy condition, as he ran ... http://hearinglosshelp.com/weblog/?p=472 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: Would you explore the question of medications that affect hearing loss. My hearing gets noticeably worse every year. I've asked my doctor about which of my many medications (I'm 81) might cause deterioration of my hearing. He doesn't seem to know. Here is the list of ... http://hearinglosshelp.com/weblog/?p=471 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A new study by the University of East Anglia has revealed the surprising results that computers are now better at lip-reading (speechreading) than humans are. In one demonstration. the computers recognized 80% of the words presented, whereas the 19 human speechreaders only recognized 32% of the words. ... http://hearinglosshelp.com/weblog/?p=470 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: What is the best cell phone for a person with a hearing problem? That question is impossible to answer because there are so many variables. Many of these variables are subjective—so only you can answer them. It is like asking people, "What is the best tasting ... http://hearinglosshelp.com/weblog/?p=469 Sudden Hearing Loss—What Happens Next? by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained: I am a 37 year old male who has experienced sudden hearing loss in my right ear. Unfortunately, the problem was not treated right away. Prednisone therapy, which didn't help, was initiated 13 days after the loss. In hearing tests I ... http://hearinglosshelp.com/weblog/?p=468 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Americans take a lot of prescription drugs. Doctors in the USA in 2008 prescribed a total of 1,505,200,000 prescriptions for just the 50 top prescription drugs. (And they prescribed untold millions more prescriptions for the hundreds of other drugs.) The retail value of these 1.5 billion ... http://hearinglosshelp.com/weblog/?p=467 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: One thing I am concerned about is the new swine flu and flu vaccines in general. I've heard that they contain a lot of mercury. Do these vaccines have a negative effect on hearing? I have not ever had any kind of flu shot and ... http://hearinglosshelp.com/weblog/?p=466 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained: In my townhouse, I have an interconnected smoke alarm system that is powered, and which also uses 9-volt batteries. In the master bedroom on the third floor, the vaulted ceiling on which the smoke alarm is placed is very high, so it would require a ... http://hearinglosshelp.com/weblog/?p=465 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Musical Ear Syndrome (MES) is a condition where a person hears phantom, non-tinnitus sounds—typically music, singing, voices or other sounds. Although it is quite common, especially among people with hearing loss, few people openly talk about it for fear of being thought crazy. The good news is that Musical ... http://hearinglosshelp.com/weblog/?p=464 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. In the USA in 2006, there were 412,500 home fires that killed 2,580 people and injured another 12,925 people. That’s scary! On the average, these same fires killed one person with hearing loss every 15 hours, and injured a person with hearing loss every 3 ... http://hearinglosshelp.com/weblog/?p=463