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How to Reduce Ear Pain When Flying (Addendum)

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. In my article, “Here’s How to Reduce Ear Pain When Flying“, I mentioned the Ear Ease. However, it needs to be filled with hot water. One reader responded, In today’s flight environment, obtaining hot water is not so easy. I have in the past used disposable hand warmers from an outdoor […]

Anti-Inflammatories (NSAIDs) and Tinnitus

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked, For those of us with tinnitus (20+ years in my case) who need anti-inflammatory medications to address back pain, nerve pain/weakness/impairment etc, and would like to take NSAIDs/Ibuprofen, is there anything out there that would do the trick without adverse tinnitus impact? I just looked at all the […]

Amplified Stethoscopes and Screaming Children

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A doctor explained, I am a pediatrician with progressive hearing loss, due primarily to loud noises, and also a mild congenital deficit. I have been in practice for 33 years. An unavoidable part of my job includes very loud, screaming children. It is especially loud when I look in their ears! […]

Speechreading (Lip-Reading) Slide Show—Excellent but Hilarious

  by Neil Bauman, Ph.D.   Most hard of hearing people speechread (lip-read) to a greater or lesser extent. This wonderful slide show by Cynthia Dixon entitled, “I Hear With My Eyes” explains why we need to stare at people when they are talking. At the same time, it graphically shows hearing people what they […]

Masking Your Tinnitus—Try VirtualDreamer

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. One technique for dealing with your tinnitus is to mask your tinnitus with other soothing sounds. This is an especially good way to deal with your tinnitus if you have trouble getting to sleep. The VirtualDreamer website has a number of tinnitus-masking sound files that you can download for free. For […]

Do-It-Yourself Half Somersault Maneuver for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)

  by Neil Bauman, Ph.D.   More than 7 million people in the USA suffer from vertigo, a condition where they feel the room is spinning around them. One of the most common forms of vertigo goes by the tongue-twisting name of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). It is also one of the easiest forms […]

Losing Hearing When Flying

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, I suffer from hearing loss and a feeling of blocked ears. When going on a plane last week, when the plane took off I went completely deaf and my hearing stayed that way the whole journey. After landing, it has taken over a day to get my hearing […]

Alternatives to Wearing Headphones Over Behind-the-Ear Hearing Aids

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, I wear two behind-the-ear (BTE) aids. I would like to find a nice headset with a microphone to use on Skype or softphone via my computer. What would you suggest? Wearing your hearing aids under headphones can be a real pain as they often put too much pressure […]

Hearing Testing, Straining to Hear and Tinnitus

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, Thank you for providing this blog. Many of your previous responses have provided so much helpful information to me already. I’m a musician and I’ve been conscious of taking care of my ears. More often than not, I wear earplugs when rehearsing. When playing live I will have […]

Exactly How Quiet Are Cars at Different Speeds?

  by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © March, 2013   If you are hard of hearing and are in the market for a “new” used car, here is a great resource to help you find a quiet car. Driving a car that is as quiet as possible will let you better converse without straining to hear […]

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Ototoxic Drugs Exposed

Ototoxic Drugs Exposed 3-volume set You don’t have to let drugs damage your ears leaving you with hearing loss, tinnitus, hyperacusis, ear pain, dizziness, vertigo or other ear problems. This book set reveals how you can greatly reduce your chances of getting these conditions.

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Take Control of Your Tinnitus—Here’s How

If your ears ring, buzz, chirp, hiss, click or roar, you know just how annoying tinnitus can be. You do not have to put up with this racket for the rest of your life. This book teaches you many things you can do to help bring your tinnitus under your control so it no longer bothers you.

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Sounds Now Too Loud for You?

Hypersensitive to Sound front coverIf some (or all) normal sounds seem so loud they “blow the top of your head off”, or make you wince or jump, or cause you headaches or ear pain, or affect your balance, or result in fear or annoyance of sounds so you feel you have to avoid these sounds, this book is for you!

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Hearing Phantom Sounds?

Phantom Voices Ethereal Music & Other Spooky SoundsWhen hard of hearing people begin hearing phantom voices or music, they immediately worry they are going crazy. It never crosses their minds that they are sane and are just experiencing Musical Ear syndrome.

Click here to learn more about the strange phantom sounds of Musical Ear syndrome and what you can do about them.

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Don’t Suffer with Meniere’s Disease

Say Good Bye to Meniere's Disease book front cover If you have experienced Meniere’s Disease, you know it is no laughing matter. The good news is that you can get rid of it painlessly and per-manently when you follow the protocols laid out in this book.

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"The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life [which also includes perfect hearing] through Jesus Christ our Lord." [Romans 6:23]

"But know this, in the last days perilous times will come" [2 Timothy 3:1]. "For there will be famines, pestilences, and [severe] earthquakes in various places" [Matthew 24:7], "distress of nations, the sea and the waves roaring"—tsunamis, hurricanes—Luke 21:25, but this is good news if you have put your trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, for "when these things begin to happen, lift up your heads [and rejoice] because your redemption draws near" [Luke 21:28].