by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. I have just written a new article called “The International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet—A Boon to Hard of Hearing People (If You Know and Use It)”. This article begins, “Among most hard of hearing people, the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet (also called the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, but sometimes erroneously referred to as […]
Charles Bonnet Syndrome
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: Strange things are happening now with my eyesight. I used to get a head-size black spot in front of one eye. Recently I got a large white one. On Sunday, when I took a bath, it had changed suddenly to a real face. I opened and closed my […]
Why Aren’t Doctors Warning About the Ototoxic Side Effects of Drugs?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: Someone just gave me a copy of your book, Ototoxic Drugs Exposed, and now I know why I lost my high frequency hearing while I was in my 40s. When you are very verbal and love music and talking, this is a pretty traumatic thing. Starting in my […]
Hearing Loss Much More Common Than Previously Thought
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A recent study revealed that the incidence of hearing loss in the USA has been grossly under-reported. Four or Five years ago when everyone was quoting 28 million hard of hearing people in the USA, I proclaimed that the true incidence of hearing loss was about double that (56 million). As […]
Bluetooth and other Adaptations for Landline Phones
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: You have been the greatest help in the past and I come to you once again with a question. With your help, I am currently using the Bluetooth MaxIT neckloop with great success on my cell phone. I also own a personal Williams Sound Hearing Helper [FM system] […]
Stress and Anger Make Tinnitus Worse
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. This is the third of three tinnitus stories, illustrating different effective coping mechanisms used by each of these three people. No one thing works for everyone—so you have to see which coping strategies work the best for you in reducing your tinnitus. Here is “Sandra’s” story. She explained, My tinnitus is […]