by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I have had high-pitched tonal tinnitus for 14 months. It’s been at the same level pretty much everyday, although once in a while it gets a little lower, but it’s always there 24/7. I have noticed that if I move my jaw, my tinnitus in my left ear […]
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Hearing Loss Simulators
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Hearing people typically have little or no clue what a hard of hearing person hears and doesn’t hear. That’s where hearing loss simulators come in. Hearing loss simulators give hearing people an inkling of what it is like to be hard of hearing. In fact, hearing people are often shocked […]
Why Can’t I Use Natural Means Instead of Hearing Aids to Restore My Hearing?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Robert explained, I am 68 now, have tinnitus, a hearing loss of 20-40 dB in the lower frequencies and 70-80 dB in the higher frequencies. The Veterans Administration just denied my claim for hearing aid assistance on the basis that it is not military service related even though I was a […]
Troubleshooting Room Loop Systems—Don’t Make This Very Basic Mistake
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. You have just installed your new room loop system. You have carefully followed the instructions and hooked everything up correctly. Your excitement mounts. You plug in the loop amplifier, turn on your TV, switch your hearing aids to t-coil mode, and … nothing happens. Where did you go wrong? Over the […]
Tinnitus “Phase-Out” Mobile App
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Since no one tinnitus treatment program works for everyone, over the years researchers have developed a variety of different tinnitus treatment protocols. Each of these work for some people—perhaps someone with a specific kind of tinnitus—and maybe not for everyone else. One such treatment protocol is the “Phase-Out” tinnitus reduction system. […]
Better Alternatives to Ototoxic Antidepressants
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © December, 2012 Numbers of people have asked me if I know of any drugs that are not ototoxic that can help them with their depression and anxiety. If you are one of them, I trust this article will help you. Here’s a shocking statistic. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 35% […]
How To Run/Recharge Your Assistive Devices When the Power Fails
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, How can I recharge my Cochlear Implant batteries and my assistive devices when the power fails? This is an excellent question, especially considering the massive power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy back in October. At one point during the storm, more than 7 million people were without […]
Remote Microphone to Help My Mom Hear Me
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained, My Mom wears aids and one of them is t- coil compatible. I’m investigating the notion of me wearing a microphone and transmitting my voice right to her aid when we are in noisy situations such as at the mall, in restaurants and in outdoor locations. Do you […]
Do Room Loops Need a Microphone to Capture Sounds?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, My husband’s audiologist says the room loop system only works when someone is speaking into a microphone. That was not my impression. Is that the case? Your audiologist is basically right. Think of a room loop system as a special kind of public address (PA) system. In a […]
What Are the Strange Rumbling Sounds I Hear?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, About a year ago I started hearing low-frequency noise. I have had tinnitus for years. This is different. I only hear it in my home, my husband doesn’t hear it at all. I hear it in every room in the house. It seems to come through the walls. […]