by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A wife wrote: My husband believes that wearing his hearing aids will over the long run increase his hearing loss. I’d appreciate if you could direct me to any information that would address his concern. That’s a question that a number of people have concerns with. Anything is possible, of […]
Six Questions About Room Loops
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Room loops (inductive loops) are wonderful to help hard of hearing people hear their TVs and stereos without blasting everyone else out of the room (or house)! However, few people really understand these loop systems. Here are six questions about such loops a man asked me. I think my answers will […]
Distorted Hearing After Listening to an iPod
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I have an iPod. Music on the iPod sounds very good to me. The other day I downloaded many tunes from the iTune Store and was excited about being able to listen to all the oldies from the 50’s. I did a lot of listening with ear buds […]
Three Causes of Ear Wax Build-up
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: What kinds of things cause excessive ear wax to build up? I can think of 3 reasons for ear wax build-up. 1. In my book “Ototoxic Drugs Exposed” I list 4 drugs that have the side effect of causing excess ear wax production. If you are taking any […]
Does Wearing Hearing Aids Really Slow Hearing Loss Down?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: My mother, who is coming to terms with her hearing loss, was told recently by a hearing aid dispenser that her hearing loss would probably continue to get worse with age—losing something like up to 7-8% of her hearing each year. However if she were to get hearing […]
More Hearing Loss with Each Pregnancy—What’s Going On?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I am a 30 year old female who received my first hearing aid at 8 years old. I had a stapedectomy at age 17. I was told I had congenital fixation of my stapes and bilateral vestibular aqueduct syndrome and some nerve damage. I have a combination of […]