by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A teacher explained, I am a teacher and had my school put a hearing loop in my classroom. It has been a lifesaver for me. With easy access to the t-coil on my hearing aids, I can decide when to use the loop, and when to hear via the microphones on […]
New List of Drugs, Herbs and Chemicals Associated with Tinnitus Released
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. The Center for Hearing Loss Help has just released (2013) what is probably the most comprehensive list ever compiled of the hundreds of drugs, herbs and chemicals that have been associated with tinnitus. (Note: This list has now been superseded by the updated 2021 list—see below.) Neil Bauman, Ph.D., the author […]
Loud Amplified Radio for a Hard of Hearing Person
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, Do you know of a device that has a portable radio on it that is amplified enough for hard of hearing people to hear it—I mean a small handheld device. Would MP4 players have radio capabilities or would it be iPhone or something that you wouldn’t need to […]
Loud Noise, Potassium Channels in the Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus and Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © February, 2013 In the past few years, scientists have discovered that tinnitus can arise in various areas of the brain when too much spontaneous neuronal activity takes place, and, for whatever reason, the normal inhibiting mechanisms fail to suppress it. As time goes by, researchers are more and […]
Bupropion (Wellbutrin) and Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady reported, I was prescribed Wellbutrin (150 mg) several weeks ago, but when I moved the dose up to 300 mg I developed very obvious tinnitus. I have now been off the Wellbutrin completely for more than a week and still the tinnitus persists. I had a large improvement with […]
Hearing Better in Family/Group Settings
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, I have hearing loss in the severe/profound range and use very powerful Phonak hearing aids. They have excellent t-coils and I get the best sound quality whenever I’m able to use them. What I’d like to find is a portable loop system that I can use when […]