Neil Bauman, Ph.D.

Hair cell regeneration has been in the news for some time now. Will it soon restore hearing for the millions of hard of hearing people? I’d love to know your thoughts about this.

Stripped of all the media hype, this article gives a realistic view of what hair cell regeneration may do for hard of hearing people.

I hear the terms “hearing impairment,” “hearing handicap” and “hearing disability” used seemingly interchangeably. Why do we have these terms if they all mean the same thing? Also, how do you calculate the degree of hearing disability?

This article explains the difference between a handicap and a disability and how to calculate the degree of disability we suffer as hard of hearing people which, in turn, is used to calculate how much of a disability pension you may be eligible for.

From time to time, I see people writing, “I have 78% hearing loss in my right ear and 95% in the left.” What does this percent mean? I thought sound was measured in decibels (dB), not percent? If this is the case what percent is 115 dB?

This article explains how to describe our hearing losses and why hearing loss cannot be expressed as a percentage, but must be expressed in decibels.

I recently lost a lot of my hearing. Now I feel so alone. My family and friends just don’t understand what I am going through. I don’t know any one else who is hard of hearing. Where can I go to receive the understanding, support and friendship I crave so badly?

Hearing loss so often cuts hard of hearing people off from society. Here is one way to reconnect so that hearing loss isn’t a problem any more.