by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man lamented, I read that “if you wear hearing aids that have t-coils in them, try the dual Music Links and hear beautiful, clear interference-free sounds…” I have bought these Links but have not experienced the above nirvana. I now have three sets of not more than two year old […]
Hard-of-Hearing Nightmare—Hearing in Groups
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained, I have had a hearing loss since I was a child. My hearing loss continues to increase as I get older. I have been spending more and more on hearing aids that don’t seem to help. I have trouble in crowds and have increasingly avoided gatherings with more […]
Manganese, Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, I have heard that a toxic load of certain minerals such as manganese can cause ear problems including tinnitus. This is interesting as manganese is also used for treating tinnitus. My multivitamin contains 2 mg of manganese. Is it time to look for another vitamin supplement? There seems […]
Loud Breath Sounds Indicates Patulous Eustachian Tubes
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A mother-to-be wrote, After stumbling across your website today, I was wondering if you could give me some advice. Three years ago I perforated my eardrum free diving. This wasn’t picked up until 9 months after the incident, and the ENT suggested that I would need a graft put over the […]
Twelve Natural Non-Ototoxic Pain Relief Solutions
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked, Is there anything that is not ototoxic that I can take for pain? A woman queried, What is a good pain-killer alternative to take since all pain-killer drugs are known to be ototoxic to some degree? There are a number of pain-killing drugs available, but as you have […]
Don’t Get Hooked on Drugs Such as Pregabalin
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I have been on Lyrica for about 4 years now. I started at 25 mg a day and now I’m up to 1200 mg a day. This drug has done some terrible things to me. I want to come off Lyrica. I have tried and failed due to […]