by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, I am familiar with your work on ototoxic substances, which I think does a great service by bringing people’s attention to this menace. However, I have found a couple of inconsistencies in things you have written, and I am requesting clarification. First, I believe that you recommend 50% […]
Hearing Loss and Dementia—Should We Be Worried?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. October 12, 2011 A recent study on the effects of hearing loss and dementia is scaring a lot of hard of hearing people. For example one recent article opened with, “Older people with hearing loss are at a much greater risk for developing dementia over time than those who can […]
Human Hair Cell Regeneration Clinical Trial Using Stem Cells Begins
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Research into regenerating human hair cells in the inner ear, with the aim of restoring hearing, has been ongoing for a number of years. Researchers have been trying, with varying degrees of success, to get hair cells to regenerate in animals—but there are still many hurdles to overcome. Consequently, human trials […]
Diplacusis—The Strange World of People with Double Hearing
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A musician explained, I suddenly began experiencing a strange phenomenon with my hearing. I now hear music through my right ear at the correct pitch, while, at the same time, I hear the same music a semitone higher in my left ear. This is frustrating and scary. I can no longer […]
Four Secrets to Best Hear and Understand Speech
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained, My wife has hearing loss and suffers greatly in trying to understand speech. She is certainly not completely deaf. She can hear noises, music, slow and clear talk, but not many other words. Is there any solution? Your wife not only has problems hearing, she also has […]
The Sounds of Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I have an acoustic neuroma (since 1992) and have profound hearing loss on one side but extremely sensitive hearing on the other side as well as bilateral tinnitus. I would love to be able to show people what tinnitus sounds like. Do you know of any videos/DVDs that […]