by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Cochlear’s BAHA (Bone Anchored Hearing Aid) is a cool idea. It uses bone conduction to help people with single-sided deafness and conductive losses hear better. However, in my opinion, traditional bone-anchored hearing aids have one serious drawback—a titanium abutment (post) is screwed into your skull with the post sticking up though […]
Botulinum (Botox) Treatments Can Result in Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained, I have recently been a victim of a vicious assault which has injured, among other parts, the skin of my face. Dermatologists have recommended that I undergo Botulinum toxin treatment to aid healing. There are anecdotal reports on the Internet that the use of Botox on the face […]
The Latest in Vestibular Implants
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. On September 14, 2012, two people in Holland were implanted with a new kind of vestibular (balance) implant—one that generates orientation and acceleration signals to replace the balance signals that dead or non-functioning hair cells in the semicircular canals of the inner ear used to produce. Although it is too soon […]
How Can I Best Hear My Tour Guide?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I want to take a trip that is a tour by bus where there will be much sightseeing and a tour guide who will be talking through a microphone as we ride from place to place. I will not be able to listen and look at the sights […]
Why Can I Hear Via Some Room Loops and Not Others?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained, I was at an Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) meeting at which you spoke. You made a loop around our group and through my hearing aid with a t-coil, I heard every syllable that you spoke loud and clear. It was great! At the retirement community where […]
How Soon Does Tinnitus Appear After Taking a Drug that Causes Tinnitus?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, Generally speaking, if a person has tinnitus and sound sensitivity caused by taking medications, does the tinnitus level go down once the medication is discontinued? What is the normal time period to cause such a side effect? Does it happen even if the medication is taken for only […]