by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, How can I recharge my Cochlear Implant batteries and my assistive devices when the power fails? This is an excellent question, especially considering the massive power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy back in October. At one point during the storm, more than 7 million people were without […]
Remote Microphone to Help My Mom Hear Me
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained, My Mom wears aids and one of them is t- coil compatible. I’m investigating the notion of me wearing a microphone and transmitting my voice right to her aid when we are in noisy situations such as at the mall, in restaurants and in outdoor locations. Do you […]
Do Room Loops Need a Microphone to Capture Sounds?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, My husband’s audiologist says the room loop system only works when someone is speaking into a microphone. That was not my impression. Is that the case? Your audiologist is basically right. Think of a room loop system as a special kind of public address (PA) system. In a […]
What Are the Strange Rumbling Sounds I Hear?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, About a year ago I started hearing low-frequency noise. I have had tinnitus for years. This is different. I only hear it in my home, my husband doesn’t hear it at all. I hear it in every room in the house. It seems to come through the walls. […]
Cutting Out Feedback When Using FM Receivers—A Neckloop Solution
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, In our church we have an FM transmitter so that people who want to hear better can use an FM receiver with headphones. This works well for hard of hearing people without hearing aids. However, most use hearing aids, and when they put the headphones on over their […]
Coping with Single-Sided Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I developed a severe, sudden, low-frequency hearing loss in my left ear. Do you have any ideas why I am now having severe difficulty hearing/understanding in situations where there is a lot of noise or a lot of people talking? For example, at the gym yesterday I was […]