by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: I started taking Adalimumab (Humira) 40 mg in April 2007. Approximately 4 weeks after the first shot, I started having severe vertigo and dizziness along with tinnitus. My balance has been an issue ever since. I have visited and asked several doctors including my primary care physicians, my […]
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Our Children
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. If you had to guess, what percentage of children between the ages of 6 and 19 years of age would you think have noise-induced hearing loss? (Note: this is not hearing loss from causes such as middle ear infections, heredity, etc., but just noise-induced hearing loss.) According to the Centers for […]
Where Can I Find Out About Amplified Stethoscopes?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: A friend of mine with a cochlear implant is considering taking a medical course. During the class she will need to use a stethoscope. Can she just use a regular one over the T-mic on her cochlear implant, or does she need to purchase an special one that […]
Helping Your Child Deal with the Grief of Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. The father of a hard of hearing child asked: Does your kid (or did you, as a kid) ever get depressed about hearing loss? Our eleven year old son has worn hearing aids since age three. When he started, we successfully made it a happy condition, as he ran to show […]
Which Drugs Are Causing My Progressive Hearing Loss?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: Would you explore the question of medications that affect hearing loss. My hearing gets noticeably worse every year. I’ve asked my doctor about which of my many medications (I’m 81) might cause deterioration of my hearing. He doesn’t seem to know. Here is the list of what I […]
Computers Now Better at Speechreading (Lip-reading) than Humans
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A new study by the University of East Anglia has revealed the surprising results that computers are now better at lip-reading (speechreading) than humans are. In one demonstration. the computers recognized 80% of the words presented, whereas the 19 human speechreaders only recognized 32% of the words. (1) That […]