by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I think part of the problem is that with invisible hearing aids, our hearing losses are an invisible problem. I think if we had hearing aids as big as wheelchairs it would make people more attuned to the fact that we’re struggling to hear. You are right of […]
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Where Can I Learn Sign Language?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, I would like to find out where I can learn sign language. I have flash cards from the Internet but that is not helpful enough. It has been recommended that I learn, but there doesn’t seem to be any place available in this area to teach […]
Ultrasonic Tooth Cleaning and Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, I am seeking information about ultrasonic dental scaling and hearing damage. In November 2011, I experienced my first ultrasonic scaling and immediately felt the worst pain in my inner ear ever. After leaving the dentist I had fullness in my ears and constant tinnitus that continues […]
Hard of Hearing People Cannot Get Used to Noisy Situations Just by Wanting To
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. with Christa A concerned mother wrote, My son has an overall moderate hearing loss. He wears hearing aids in both ears. He has a really hard time in the cafeteria. He is in second grade. He has difficulty keeping up with his peers’ conversations because of the noise level, background noise, […]
Hooking a Loop System to a Panasonic Viera TV
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man was having trouble making his new TV work with his loop system. He wrote, I recently purchased a Panasonic Viera TV. It only has a Toslink digital audio output jack. I purchased a Monoprice digital to analog converter (DAC). This works very nicely if I supply an HDMI input […]
MedEl’s new All-in-One Cochlear Implant—The RONDO
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. MedEl just launched their RONDO, the first single-unit cochlear implant in the world. Now, for the first time, the microphone, speech processor, coil and batteries are all housed in a single unit. As their press release states, “The fully-integrated design makes RONDO simple to wear, and is especially comfortable for people […]
Cheaper Hearing Aids for Mild to Moderate Sloping Hearing Losses
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Here’s some good news. If you have a mild to moderate sloping hearing loss, and can’t afford expensive hearing aids costing several thousand dollars, here is another option available to you. General Hearing Instruments, Inc, an American company based in Harahan, Louisiana has teamed up with Walmart and Sam’s Club stores […]
“Don’t Yell” and Other Coping Strategies
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. One lady vented, My complaint in dealing with folks on the phone who, when I tell them I’m hard of hearing, they think that talking louder is what is needed. Case in point; yesterday I had to deal with a local company. After playing the waiting game, I told the lady […]
Introducing the “HearMe Dear”—A Modern Conversation Tube
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. with Landis Lundquist The HearMe Dear is a modern version of the old conversation tubes that were commonly used by hard of hearing people in the last half of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th century. A conversation tube is basically just a flexible tube that […]
Don’t Blame Ototoxic Drugs for Everything
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained, I just purchased your book “Ototoxic Drugs Exposed”. It’s really a revelation and has opened my eyes to the amount of drugs that can cause damage to our ears. I recently went to an ear doctor (ENT). My diagnosis was wax impaction and congestion (I did have mild […]