by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A high school teen wrote: Thank you for taking the time to answer 10 questions which I hope will enrich my knowledge on the subject of hearing loss in teenagers. I would love to learn some new information to not only better my understanding on the topic, but to better the […]
Nodding Chime Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A woman explained: When I nod my head, or shake it from side to side (yes-ing or no-ing), I hear chimes. Kind of like those chime toys that babies have, that when they are touched sway side to side and there’s a little chime inside. Do you know of anyone else […]
Options for Single-Sided Deafness
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained: I am deaf on my left side due to four acoustic neuroma surgeries. I now have a TransEar hearing aid but it doesn’t work like I expected. How about a CROS aid? Also, what else is new on the market? There are a number of solutions for single-sided […]
Salt Therapy—A Natural Way to Kill Respiratory and Ear Infections Without Using Ototoxic Drugs
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Today it seems that more and more people have allergies, sinus infections and middle ear infections than ever before. Typically doctors prescribe antibiotics and other drugs to treat these conditions. Unfortunately, these drugs often can be ototoxic. To make matters worse, these conditions tend to recur so these drugs are prescribed […]
The SoundBite Fits Where?—An In-the-Mouth (ITM) Hearing Aid
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © March, 2010 You’ve all heard of sound bytes (short pithy chunks of speech), but this interesting hearing aid literally puts the bite on sound. That’s why they named it the SoundBite. According to their web site, “Sonitus MedicalTM is pioneering the development of the world’s first non-surgical, removable […]
Surprise! Acetaminophen Is Ototoxic After All
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Until the mid 1990s, Acetaminophen (known as Paracetamol in Europe) was not thought to be ototoxic at all. Thus in the second edition of my book, “Ototoxic Drugs Exposed” I do not even mention Acetaminophen. All that has changed. New research has revealed that rather than not being ototoxic at all, […]