by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I have been having terrible ringing in my ears for the last six weeks. Can you please help me. I have been on the following drugs: Prozac Tegretol Phenergan Zimmervane My tinnitus started approximately two weeks before Christmas. My Tegretol had been increased to 800 mg in November […]
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New Hearing Aids Should Not Cause Headaches!
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I just want to thank you for your great website. I’ve had hearing aids for 3 days and yours has been the best site I’ve found to explain what I’ve been feeling. Noises are overwhelmingly loud! I’m short-tempered and my head hurts trying to get accustomed to the […]
Personal ID if You Have a Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Do you always carry personal identification with you? Maybe you do when you are going out driving or shopping since you’ll have your wallet or purse with you containing your driver’s license. But what happens if you just go out for a walk around the block? or are swimming? or are […]
Hearing Loops in the Classroom—One Teacher’s Experience
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A teacher explained, I am a teacher and had my school put a hearing loop in my classroom. It has been a lifesaver for me. With easy access to the t-coil on my hearing aids, I can decide when to use the loop, and when to hear via the microphones on […]
New List of Drugs, Herbs and Chemicals Associated with Tinnitus Released
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. The Center for Hearing Loss Help has just released (2013) what is probably the most comprehensive list ever compiled of the hundreds of drugs, herbs and chemicals that have been associated with tinnitus. (Note: This list has now been superseded by the updated 2021 list—see below.) Neil Bauman, Ph.D., the author […]
Loud Amplified Radio for a Hard of Hearing Person
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, Do you know of a device that has a portable radio on it that is amplified enough for hard of hearing people to hear it—I mean a small handheld device. Would MP4 players have radio capabilities or would it be iPhone or something that you wouldn’t need to […]
Loud Noise, Potassium Channels in the Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus and Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © February, 2013 In the past few years, scientists have discovered that tinnitus can arise in various areas of the brain when too much spontaneous neuronal activity takes place, and, for whatever reason, the normal inhibiting mechanisms fail to suppress it. As time goes by, researchers are more and […]
Bupropion (Wellbutrin) and Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady reported, I was prescribed Wellbutrin (150 mg) several weeks ago, but when I moved the dose up to 300 mg I developed very obvious tinnitus. I have now been off the Wellbutrin completely for more than a week and still the tinnitus persists. I had a large improvement with […]
Hearing Better in Family/Group Settings
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, I have hearing loss in the severe/profound range and use very powerful Phonak hearing aids. They have excellent t-coils and I get the best sound quality whenever I’m able to use them. What I’d like to find is a portable loop system that I can use when […]
Amplified Telephone Strategies to Help Prevent More Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, I have hearing loss and use an amplified phone that displays a warning “HIGH VOLUME – May cause hearing damage!”. I need the volume to be at that decibel level in order to hear. Will having the volume that high cause further hearing damage? Is it better for […]