by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: What is the best way to use a cell phone when driving? 1. The absolute best way is to leave your cell phone turned off when you are driving. That way you are never distracted at the wrong moment and you will never break any cell phone driving […]
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Ear Candling—Does It Really Get the Wax Out of Your Ears?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, Have you ever looked into ‘ear candling’? It removes a lot of wax and is safe (if done properly). Ear candling is one of those “quack cures” that unfortunately became popular a number of years ago. It was supposed to “deep clean” your ear canals and remove wax […]
Propranolol and Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © June, 2012 A man wrote, I am a musician and have occasionally taken Beta Blockers to deal with particularly stressful concerts etc. I gave up taking them as I found that I had some form of hearing loss and the frequency with which I heard the pitches was also affected. […]
What Is the Difference Between a Passive and an Amplified Neckloop?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, Can you explain the difference between a passive neckloop and an amplified neckloop? Sure, I’d be glad to. A neckloop is just a loop of wire that goes around your neck and plugs into the audio output jack (typically the earphone jack) of any audio device such as […]
Marvel Comics Creates “Blue Ear”, a Hard of Hearing Superhero
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. One thing I hear from parents of hard of hearing children is the lack of successful hard of hearing role models for their children to emulate. Below is the story of one mother who decided to try to do something about this. Hearing-Impaired Superhero for Child Who Refuses to Wear Hearing […]
Do I Have to Wear My Hearing Aids All the Time?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, Why must we wear our hearing aids all the time? I mean, lots of times they are not needed—when cleaning house, reading a book, at the gym, etc. This is an excellent question. There are two schools of thought regarding the “right” answer. One school of thought—promoted by […]
Where Can I Get the Best Buy on Hearing Aid Batteries?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, Now that I have to buy my own hearing aid batteries, I’m getting confused by what’s available. One brand claims to be the ‘Longest Lasting’ on their package. Are any of them really any better than the others? Where should I go to get the best deal? How […]
Musical Ear Syndrome in People with Normal Hearing
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, I am 38 years old. I have no hearing loss, yet I experience Musical Ear Syndrome (MES). Over the last couple of years, I began noticing that when things are very quiet, like silent almost, I hear faint music. I describe it as hearing a radio station […]
Hearing Loss Sensitivity Training That Works
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. We hard of hearing people have to put out a lot of energy in order to catch what those around us are saying. This means we may come home from work exhausted—totally wiped out. As one lady explained, “Sometimes people around us acknowledge that hearing loss is stressful. But hardly anyone […]
Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS)
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © April, 2012 Question: My child has been diagnosed with Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS). Exactly what is LVAS; what causes it; and more importantly, what can I do about it?—A. M. Answer: Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS), also commonly known as Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (EVAS), and rarely “Vestibular Aqueduct […]