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 […]
Good FM Systems Don’t Have to Cost an Arm and a Leg
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, While I was at my audiologist’s office, I mentioned how difficult it is for me to hear in the ‘cubicle farm’ where my desk is, and in some of the conference rooms where I work as a number of my co-workers speak softly. I mentioned how some people […]
How Long Before My Drug-Induced Tinnitus Goes Away?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, If an ototoxic drug is the cause of tinnitus, how long would it take to resolve once you stop taking the drug? I know that’s a difficult question to answer since every one is different but I’m wondering if you have some sort of idea based on […]
New Tinnitus Book Now Available
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. For the past few months I have been hard at work researching the latest findings on how tinnitus develops and more importantly, what we can do to help bring our tinnitus under control. The result of all this work is the completely revised, updated and expanded 5th edition of my book […]
Hard of Hearing Workplace Survey
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Dear Readers: Scott Haynes at the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA needs our help. If you have a hearing loss, please set aside about 15 minutes to take his workplace survey to help identify the needs of people with hearing […]
Tussling Over the TV Remote—A Solution
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A wife asked, I admire those couples who tussle over the TV remote with their spouses. This obviously means they watch TV together. My husband and I have our own TVs in different rooms and never watch TV together. This is a pathetic solution. Is there a way we can amicably […]
Noise Exposure and Time: A New Way of Looking at It
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. It’s no secret that you need to protect your ears from louder sounds if you want to preserve your hearing over your lifetime. However, for the average person, the decibel (dB) scale makes in difficult to understand the actual impact of increasingly loud sounds on their ears. For example, a sound […]
Dealing with the Traffic Police When You Can’t Hear
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A young lady wrote, I am hoping to get my learner’s license soon. I have some questions. How do you deal with the cops when you are driving? What are you supposed to do when you can’t hear? Do you have any advice about driving with hearing loss? As far as […]
The New Envoy “Esteem” Fully-Implanted Hearing Aid
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, Do you know anything about the new “Esteem” device? The ad says it is an implantable device that needs nothing outside the skull. As far as I can tell (without understanding what the ads are saying) it might be a replacement for a CI. What can you tell […]
Why People Don’t Get and Wear Hearing Aids
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A recent study (1) has given more insight into why people with hearing loss don’t bother to get and wear hearing aids. A number of people were given an initial hearing screening. Those that failed the screening, but did not follow up with a full hearing assessment (and go on to […]
How to Effectively Talk with Hard of Hearing People
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, Is there a handy guide that I could give to friends/coworkers, about ways to best communicate with a person with hearing loss. I have seen a couple of lists in the past, but can not find them. Here are a couple of things that will help you. First, […]
Watch Out! Cell Phone Use Can Damage Your Hearing
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. From time to time scientists have raised the question of cell (mobile) phone safety and how it may affect our brains since the antennas of cell phones are transmitting electromagnetic energy into our heads. In the past there have been concerns that cell phone usage may cause various kinds of brain […]
Waterproof Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants—Here They Come
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Did you ever wish you could wear your hearing aids or cochlear implants so you could hear while swimming or splashing around in the water? How about when you were out boating, or while you were in the shower, or caught out jogging when a sudden deluge soaks you to the […]
Making Your CapTel 800i Phone Work in a Different Room from Your Router
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, I have my high-speed internet connection (router) in one room, but I want to use my CapTel 800i phone in another room. Is there an easy way to do this without stringing an Ethernet line to that room? You betcha! One way is to get a power line […]
“Stop the Ringing”—What’s the Score on This Product?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, I just wanted to send you this link to see if you have seen this before and if it is anything worth looking into for my tinnitus. I’m very hesitant. I checked out this website. This website is basically a high-pressure sales website that is long on hype […]
Service Animals Defined as Dogs Only
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) gave disabled people the right to bring their service animals with them into public places and on public transportation. Unfortunately, this soon became abused as it didn’t take long before people were defining various animals as their service animal—so there were “service” pigs, monkeys, birds, […]
Do You Have to Worry about Ototoxicity if You’ve Already Lost Your Hearing?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, After you’ve already lost all your hearing, what difference does it make whether the drug you are taking is ototoxic or not? That’s a good question. If you now have no useful hearing remaining, you wouldn’t think you’d have to worry about taking ototoxic drugs, would you? I […]
Angels Singing, or Musical Ear Syndrome?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: My 70ish mother has just started ‘hearing’ phantom singing. She is hearing hymns sung by angels and sometimes the beating of drums. She is a church-goer and as long as i can remember has been humming hymns at home. A few months ago she became aware […]
Coping with Recruitment
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained: My audiologist says I have severe recruitment and hyperacusis—sound really hurts my ears. I’ve worn ear plugs most of my life, not so much to guard my hearing against sounds that would do more damage (though it’s common sense to wear ear plugs during those events that would […]
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