by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I read your article [Sudden Hearing Loss Is a Medical Emergency] as I am suffering a single-ear hearing loss. It started two days ago when I woke up. It felt like something was blocking my left ear. It was not very severe though. But today when I woke […]
Where’s That Sound Coming From?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. One lady asked: Do you ever hear something and can’t figure out immediately where the sound is coming from? Another lady replied: For me, that happens all the time. I have much less hearing in my right ear than in my left. At work when someone calls my name and I […]
Neckloop Microphones and Hearing Clearly
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I read with interest about the lady who had trouble hearing her own voice when using the neckloop with her cell phone. I, too, had that problem and had 3 of my programs on my Freedom CI switched to M/T mode. I don’t use the neckloop often but […]
Noisy Kindergartens Are Damaging Hearing
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A recent report out of Norway (September 11, 2008) revealed a shocking statistic. “One in six children are affected by kindergarten noise.” One in four employees suffer permanent hearing loss for the same reason (1). Figures published by the pre-school teacher’s union and work safety authorities indicate that stress, headaches, tinnitus, […]
Room Loops Really Work!
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: Thank you for both your wonderful website (http://hearinglosshelp.com ) for the Univox 2A loop system I just installed. I found the system by “googling” for a loop system. Your website is very user friendly and I felt that I could trust the content. I have a moderate to […]
Are TB Drugs Ototoxic?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I am writing to you as I am trying to find out the reason for my hearing loss. I am 28 (female) with a mild—moderate—severe hearing loss (at low—middle—high frequencies). My hearing loss was first noticeable at age 20. I had my first audiogram at age 26, so […]