by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © September 2025 Have you ever worried about losing more of your hearing or balance, or getting worse tinnitus from taking a drug that your doctor prescribed for you? If so, you are not alone. A lot of people contact me with exactly this concern even though I am not a […]
Press “H” for Human—Getting Through Voice Menu Hell
When you are hard of hearing, navigating those Voice Menu systems is hard if not impossible. Here is how you can reach a live human with a minimum of effort.
Tip for Hearing Your Name Called in Medical Clinics
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © May 2025 When you are hard of hearing, a common problem you often experience when going to a doctor’s office or some other medical clinic is knowing when they are calling your name. A few clinics give you a number and you can see it displayed on a monitor or […]
The Caption Companion—Fast and Accurate Captioning When You Need It—Any Time and Any Place
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © May, 2025 A man lamented: I am hard of hearing and my discrimination is poor. Even with my hearing aids, I often miss much of what people say. Is there any technology available that can help me understand what people are saying in situations where my hearing aids […]
Typewriter Tinnitus/Morse Code Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © December, 2022 I’ve written about several different kinds of weird tinnitus including “Moving Tongue Tinnitus” (1), “Nodding Chime Tinnitus” (2), “Reactive Tinnitus” (3), Pulsatile Tinnitus (4), “Squeaking Tinnitus” (5), “Touch-Sensitive Tinnitus” (6), “Exploding-Head Tinnitus” (7) and several other kinds of tinnitus including, “Gaze-Evoked Tinnitus”. These and the above […]
Can White Noise Therapy Worsen Tinnitus?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © July, 2022 A man explained, I have read a number of your really interesting articles. When I went to the Arches website to buy Arches Tinnitus formula, I noticed an article that talks about the damage caused by listening to white noise. I have read that it is […]