by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A hard of hearing wife wrote: I loved your ‘Dear Family’ letter on dealing with my hearing loss. I cried after I read it because it hit the nail right on the head! My husband is terrible (regarding my hearing loss) and I’m hoping this will help! I’m getting […]
Sodium and Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked: How important is sodium in controlling tinnitus? Seems like if I eat out and ingest some larger amounts, my tinnitus goes off the rails. Sodium is indeed a known trigger of tinnitus—so maybe that is what causes it in your case as you already suspect. “Hidden” sodium could […]
Fluoxetine, Tinnitus and Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I was prescribed Fluoxetine (Prozac) for fibromyalgia. I took it for 7 days before contacting my Rheumatologist about the tinnitus and other disturbing side- effects. He seemed surprised that this medication would cause tinnitus, but said to stop taking it. Forty-eight hours later the tinnitus stopped and I […]
Numbness Not Part of Ear-related Balance Problems
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: I hope you can help me It all started on March 11. I got to work and started walking to the job and got dizzy and light headed. During the next 3 hours, I felt worse and worse. I got sick to my stomach. I called my wife […]
Neckloops—Here’s What You Need to Use Them
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained: I have a high-frequency hearing loss. I use two hearing aids with telecoils. I have heard about a neckloop, but I am unclear if I just need a neckloop, or something additional to make the neckloop work. Yes, you need something additional. Think of a neckloop as equivalent […]
Florescent Lights and T-coil Interference
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. When she set her hearing aids to t-coil mode, a lady had trouble with interference when using her phone around florescent lights. She wrote: The florescent light is in my kitchen is an old fixture, but I also tried the new florescent bulbs that screw into a regular light socket in […]