by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Who would have thought that hearing loss would be tied to sleep apnea? Yet that is exactly what researchers recently discovered. Sleep apnea (AP-nee-ah) is a disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep. Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds […]
Yes, You Can Loop Your Bed
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Donna contacted me about how to help her mother-in-law, Lois, better hear her TV. I explained about the wonders of loop systems. Then her husband Sam phoned me to ask how to best loop her bedroom. As we talked, I explained there were three ways he could hook the loop up […]
Cool Ring Alerter for Your Cell Phone
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Has this ever happened to you? You “buried” your cell phone somewhere nearby and because of your poor hearing, you did not hear it ringing or see it blinking. And you didn’t feel it vibrating either. Result? Missed phone calls and/or missed text messages. You depended on your cell phone’s alarm […]
Do I Need a Loop System and a PockeTalker or Just a PockeTalker?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, I don’t know exactly what I need. I have behind-the-ear hearing aids and I’m extremely hard of hearing. My TV is not clear so I might need a loop system. Also, I can’t hear much in the car so I might need the PockeTalker, but your website says […]
Interventions, Cost/Benefit Ratios and Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A concerned daughter wrote, My step-dad has been hard of hearing since the 1990s due to being a gunner in Vietnam. Only in the last 8 years has he decided to not wear his hearing aids even though he got some updated ones just 3 years ago. I have seen the […]
Pacemakers and Loop Systems
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © June, 2014 A man asked, Am I able to use the different loop systems or will my pacemaker prevent my using them?” An audiologist questioned, “Have you ever run into a person who can’t use a loop system due to pacemaker issues? We have some clients that have […]