by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A concerned daughter wrote: My mother is hearing a repetitive song and I would like to know what I can do for her. She is 99 years old, very hard of hearing, and because she does not hear people, has withdrawn and spends a lot of time alone. Even […]
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Your Ears
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Here’s an alarming statistic. “The number of people hospitalized for conditions related to GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) doubled between 1998 and 2005.” At the present time, “more than 20 million Americans have GERD”. (1) This has important repercussions for our ears. Let me explain. “When you eat or drink, food and […]
Loopum or Loseum—Cool Way to Not Lose Your BTE Hearing Aids
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © July, 2010 Has this ever happened to you? You are outside, perhaps playing golf, or rough-housing with your kids/grandkids when you realize you are not hearing much anymore. One ear seems deaf. You clap your hands to your ears, and to your horror, you discover one of your […]
Hearing Aid Batteries—What’s the “Gold” Standard?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. with Bob McPherson A lady explained: A person asked me about the best hearing aid batteries. She was inquiring about “gold” batteries and I’m not familiar with them. Are these “gold” batteries any better than the regular zinc- air batteries? The expert on hearing aid batteries, and where to get the […]
Safe Swimming Activities for People with Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS)
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A concerned parent wrote: Our six-year-old daughter was recently diagnosed with LVAS. Our doctor tells us she has already lost all useful hearing in one ear, so we are obviously very protective of her good ear. We are now struggling with the right balance on activity restrictions. She is an enthusiastic […]
Ototoxicity Is the Least of Your Worries if You Take Olmesartan (Benicar)
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © June, 2010 Olmesartan is moderately ototoxic—it causes hearing loss, tinnitus, balance problems including vertigo in numbers of people, but that appears to be the least of your worries if you take this drug. Our drug watchdog, the FDA, in their latest email bulletin (1), reports: The “FDA is […]
The CM-BT—A Quality Bluetooth Neckloop/Audio Amplifier
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Williams Sound recently released their brand new bluetooth neckloop called the CM-BT Bluetooth Audio Amplifier. Since Williams Sound makes top quality equipment (they make the PockeTalker for example), I just had to check it out for myself to see if it really had the goods. The result was, I was impressed! […]
Free Ways to Learn to Sign (ASL)
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained: I lost my hearing when I was 26. I even tried a cochlear implant, but I’m still deaf. I need to learn sign, but since I don’t have a job, I have very limited income. I need a free way, let me repeat “free” way to learn sign […]
The Carina—A Fully-implantable Hearing Aid by Otologics
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Some people have been longing for a completely implantable hearing aid. Besides the (dubious) advantage of being completely invisible (people won’t be able to tell if you are hard of hearing so won’t make allowances when you don’t hear them), there are a few real advantages to a totally implantable hearing […]
Will Speechreading Help Me With My Kind of Hearing Loss?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked: I have a question about hearing strategies. Say you’re in a room and you’re trying to understand something. I’m wondering if I should learn how to read lips. It doesn’t seem like it could hurt. Do you need to take a course, or just practice? How […]
Can Amlodipine Cause Tinnitus?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © June, 2010, (revised May, 2019) A lady asked: Can Amlodipine cause roaring in the ears? I have only been taking it for 6 weeks. Can I stop without a problem? My doctor doesn’t think that is the cause of the roaring. I would like to stop for a […]
Reduce Your Tinnitus by Listening to Your Favorite (Notched) Music
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Researchers are busy looking for ways to reduce tinnitus. A recent study (1) that caught my eye, and one that shows promise, consists of listening to your favorite music for about 2 hours a day for a year. How hard can that be when one of the benefits is reducing the […]
Adjusting Hearing Aids to Eliminate Recruitment Problems
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked: Is it possible for hearing aids to be programmed to deal with “recruitment”, the loud “bursty” elements of sound? This seems to be quite a common problem for those of us with more severe hearing losses. Few audiologists seem to take the time to properly test for recruitment, […]
Hearing and Pronouncing Words Correctly When You Have a Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A student wrote: I am a senior in college and have had single-sided deafness since birth. I coped with my hearing loss fairly well, although I do not know what it is like to hear with both ears. The reason I’m writing you is because I have a problem I’d like […]
GN ReSound’s Alera “Wireless” Hearing Aid
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Distance and noise are two enemies of hearing aids. That is why hard of hearing people often need to use assistive devices coupled with their hearing aids in order to hear beautiful, clear sound. There are many “generic” assistive listening devices that couple with hearing aids via their built-in t-coils. This […]
Nodding Chime Tinnitus Revisited
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. In a previous article “Nodding Chime Tinnitus“, a woman explained that she heard chiming tinnitus whenever she nodded or shook her head. I asked anyone reading that article if they had ever had somewhat similar experiences. Here are a number of responses I received. One lady reported: I also have the […]
Using a Neckloop with a Phone that Doesn’t Have a Neckloop Jack
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. An audiologist explained: I have a client who needs to use a neckloop at work, but his multi-line work phone is over 15 years old and doesn’t have a jack for his neckloop. Any suggestions? You bet. I’m assuming that your client is using a passive neckloop such as the Williams […]
Finding Captioned Movies in Your Area—Captionfish—One Year Later
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Going to the movies isn’t much fun when you can’t hear or understand the dialogue. This is the case with multitudes of hard of hearing people. Thus, you want a simple way of finding captioned movies playing near you. This is where Captionfish comes in. One year ago, I wrote about […]
Reducing Inflammation Without Taking Ototoxic Drugs
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. May 8, 2010 Millions of people take anti-inflammatory drugs (typically Non- Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs [NSAIDS]) to reduce pain and inflammation in their bodies. Unfortunately, these drugs can also damage their ears. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs include drugs in the following drug classes. Note: in order to give you an idea of […]
Will Wearing Hearing Aids Help My Tinnitus?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I was diagnosed with Meniere’s disease. I have horrible tinnitus and can tell my hearing has gone horribly downhill. My question is, can a hearing aid help with the tinnitus to shut it out or anything? When I’m in a room with stuff going on I don’t usually […]
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