by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Here’s a chart comparing the three main cochlear implant companies and their various cochlear implants Tom Hannon and Howard Samuels have developed and regularly update this 10-page Cochlear Implant Comparison Chart in pdf format for you to download and print. It compares the latest Cochlear, Advanced Bionics and Med-El cochlear implants. […]
Bad Fluorescent Light Ballasts Can Cause Interference (Buzzing) via Your T-coils
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, Have you ever dealt with the problem of noise (buzzing) from fluorescent lights in a loop system? I’ve heard that you can buy special ‘ballasts’ for the lights that will take care of that. Is that right? Here’s the deal. Back about 1998 or so, a bunch of […]
Which Is the Least Ototoxic Anti-Inflammatory Drug?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A person wrote, I have residual tinnitus from sudden hearing loss that occurred about ten years ago. Fortunately, most of my hearing came back. However, I was exposed to a smoke alarm about a year and a half ago that aggravated my tinnitus. That, too, is under control as long as […]
FM Systems and Magnetic Interference
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man reported, I have tried FM systems in different locations with marginal to no success. In the rooms that I could not successfully hear, it was due to the FM system picking up electrical impulses in the walls as well as from the florescent light fixtures. This interference was much […]
Nesprin4 Genetic Mutation Causes Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © July, 2013 Scientists have been uncovering more and more genetic mutations that result in hearing loss. In fact, genetic mutations are linked to about half of all cases of hearing loss. (1) The latest discovery, reported here, is by Dr. Karen Avraham at Tel Aviv University in Israel. She and […]
Flying vs. Driving over the Mountains for People with Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS)
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained, Our family is headed from the east coast to Colorado this summer and, deciding to play it safe, we will be taking a train to avoid flying and the consequent air pressure changes since our daughter has LVAS. However, I recently came across some information that the ups […]