by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. February 28, 2017 An audiologist wrote, I am an Italian audiologist. Whenever I can, I encourage the use of hearing loops. Recently, the registry office of an important Italian city was interested in installing a counter hearing loop. They wanted me to guarantee that the employees working at the […]
Should I Wear a Hearing Aid in My Ear That Has Poor Discrimination?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. February 18, 2017 A young lady wrote, I have a 30 dB hearing loss in my left ear although I still have 100% word recognition. However, my right ear has an 80 dB hearing loss, but only 8% word recognition. My doctor told me that due to this, my […]
“The Communicator” Clear Surgical Face Mask Now Available
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. February 12, 2017 For decades I’ve wished that doctors, dentists and other health care professionals would wear clear, surgical masks so that I could speechread them. I know many of you with similar severe hearing losses feel the same. In the past, I’ve read about clear masks that had […]
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, CPAP Devices and Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. February 11, 2017 A man wrote, I have sleep apnea and I use a CPAP machine every night. When I searched the Internet using Google to find out whether there is any link between sleep apnea and sensorineural hearing loss, I found many articles suggesting a link. I would […]
Hidden Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. February 8, 2017 Perhaps you have heard the relatively-new term “hidden hearing loss” (coined in 2009) and wondered, “What in the world is hidden hearing loss?” After all, aren’t all hearing losses hidden? Since you can’t see a hearing loss, of course it’s hidden. So why are researchers finally […]
Why Don’t My New Hearing Aids Let Me Understand Speech Perfectly?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. January 21, 2017 A man wrote, I am disappointed with my ability to understand speech with my new hearing aids. My hearing aid dispenser gave me the word recognition test. I scored only 50 – 60% which I don’t think is much of an improvement over my old aids. […]