by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. You might not think you have a hearing loss, but if your wife (or husband, or kids) complain that you always turn the TV volume up too loud, you almost certainly have a significant hearing loss. If this is the case, the new TV SoundBox is for you. If you are […]
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The Hearing Aids of Yesteryear
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. As some of you know, I am the owner/curator of “The Hearing Aid Museum”, the largest on-line hearing aid museum in the world. As a result, I’m often asked to identify and/or appraise old hearing aids, and to contribute pictures and information on hearing aids for various publications. Recently, I was […]
Musical Ear Syndrome Sometimes Misdiagnosed as Hyperacusis (or Recruitment)
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, For years my tinnitus has been a kind of sound of which I was rarely aware. Now, with a new, loud tenant upstairs, I recently started being able to hear his phone calls and conversations with people in his home upstairs. He speaks very loudly. I have a […]
Safe Drug List
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, How about publishing a list of drugs that are safe to use?” [This was in relation to my article on drugs that are associated with tinnitus “New List of Drugs, Herbs and Chemicals Associated with Tinnitus Released.] You are not the only person to ask me this. It […]
Wow! So This Is What It’s Like to Hear Via a Loop!
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. I loved the Univox DLS-50 home loop systems—and not just because I sold them. Just over a decade ago I was looking for the best home loop system, and I came across the Univox line. After using it myself, I was so impressed with it that I began selling them. […]
“RECONNECT” Here’s the Scoop on this Latest Supplement for Our Ears
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked, A product called “Reconnect” by IVL [Institute for Vibrant Living] and Dr. Devin Mikles, M.D. has my attention. Can you give me any information about the validity of this product? “RECONNECT” seems to be the latest “hearing support supplement” to hit on the market. You can read their […]
CaptionCall Captioned Phones Now Free (Again) to Qualified Users
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. The CaptionCall phone is one of my favorite phones. They used to be free to qualified hard of hearing people. Then, in October, 2013, the FCC stepped in and said that too many were being given to non-qualified people, and it was depleting the federally-funded captioning fund. As a result, they […]
Using a Wireless Microphone with a Home Room Loop System
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked, Could I use a wireless microphone in a residential loop system? If yes, tell me more. You betcha! All you really need to do differently from using a wired microphone is plug one end of a double-male audio patch cord into the audio output of the wireless microphone’s […]
Carbamazepine and Lowered Pitch Perception
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Revised September 5, 2016 Some drugs can cause “funny” hearing problems. One such drug is Carbamazepine, sometimes sold under the brand name of Tegretol. Doctors frequently prescribe the anti-convulsant drug, Carbamazepine, to treat people who have epilepsy, neuralgia (nerve pain) or psychiatric disorders. Carbamazepine is ototoxic and can result in side […]
New Hearing Aid Technology Promises to Help Us Hear Better in Noise
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © January, 2014 One of the most common complaints among hearing aid wearers is that hearing aids don’t work well in noise—that they pick up all the racket around us so we can’t hear (and understand) the person we are talking with. This is slowly changing. Noise-canceling microphones have […]