by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. People have been wanting totally invisible hearing aids for a long time. Now, the ultimate in invisible hearing aids, totally implanted hearing aids, are approaching reality. Otologics, Inc. is beginning trials on their fully implantable hearing aid. This hearing aid is totally invisible as it is all under your skin—including the […]
Driving with a Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. When my wife (before I ever met her) noticed she was losing her hearing, one of the first questions that worried her was, “Will I still be able to drive?” Apparently, many people seem to think you need to be able to hear in order to drive. (I think […]
Can Wearing Hearing Aids Damage Your Hearing?
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 […]