by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Many hard of hearing people are not being fair to either themselves or their audiologists. They go to their audiologists and want “instant hearing” again. They fail to realize that their brains need to re-learn how to hear again—and retraining brains takes time. Audiologists, too, are at fault for not making […]
St. John’s Wort—A Very-Mildly Ototoxic Antidepressant
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Updated January, 2022 A man wrote: I read an article on Dr. Jeffrey Dach’s website referring to the natural mood improving qualities of St. John’s Wort [“Beating Depression Naturally“], which also should have little or no side-effects when taking the recommended daily dosage (anywhere from 300mg-900mg). I have been […]
Are Ear Infections Making You Fat?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Here’s some interesting information from the Taste Lab at the University of Florida. Researchers there found that compared to the general population, overweight people tend to taste their food less intensely. In other words, sweet foods don’t taste as sweet to them. What’s this got to do with ears you ask? […]
The Best Drier for Your Hearing Aids
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: I’m interested in any recommendation you might have about hearing aid dryers. The local hearing aid office dries mine occasionally, but I must be running a wet ear season. Both of my digital Oticon aids cut out on a recent trip to Seattle, and then came back fine […]
Lip Reader ~ A Novel About One Family’s Hearing Loss Journey
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Shanna Groves, herself hard of hearing, and one of our HearingLossHelp eZine readers has just completed her first novel about a hard of hearing family. Here’s your chance to read this brand new novel. (She just finished the final chapter on December 24th!) You’ll find the first chapter grabs you, and […]
Special Voice Amplified Phones for People with Very Weak Voices
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: I thought there was a cordless phone out there that could do all the things that a regular phone could do, but could also amplify my voice as well as the voice of the person I am talking to? I’m not aware of any voice amplified cordless (or […]
Can Alcohol Cause Tinnitus?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: I have a question regarding alcohol. I recently visited an audiologist about my tinnitus after it got worse from a clubbing experience (first time it happened due to a club). I wore ear plugs and figured I’d be safe. She seemed convinced it was due the copious amounts […]
Room Loops—Hearing the TV and People Talking at the Same Time
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: With a room loop system, will I be able to understand people in the same room at the same time if I’m listening to the TV through my hearing aids telecoils? The short answer is, “That depends” There are two ways you can accomplish this if you so […]
Regaining Balance—One Man’s Story
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D., with Tony In 2005, Tony had surgery to remove a large (4.5 cm) acoustic neuroma (non-malignant tumor) growing on his left auditory nerve. In the course of removing the acoustic neuroma, the surgeon, not only had to cut the auditory nerve leaving him totally deaf in his left ear, […]
Singing on Key—Here’s One Way to Do It
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: I am looking for a (small portable) device that would provide feedback when I sing to let me know if my voice is actually matching the note on the piano or the note sung by another singer. I know that there are computer programs to teach voice and […]
Can Lotemax Eye Drops Affect My Ears?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: I stumbled onto your web site while researching a very bizarre phenomenon that is affecting me right now. I am 56 years old with normal hearing except for perhaps a little age related high frequency loss (more so in my left ear.) Recently my ophthalmologist wrote me a […]
Tips for Getting a Job When You Have a Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A hard of hearing man explained: I have a Bachelor of Commerce degree and want to work as an accountant. However, no one will hire me as an accountant because of my hearing loss. What jobs are good for hard of hearing people to do? What do I need to do […]
Advil (Ibuprofen) and Temporary Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked: Earlier this year I was diagnosed with reverse slope hearing loss in my right ear. I noticed the loss one day when I could barely hear the person speaking to me on the phone. I could hear with my left ear but not my right. A hearing test […]
Captioned Telephone Goes Mobile
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Until now, captioned telephone service has been restricted to landline phones (CapTel), or to phones (landline or cell) used in conjunction with a computer (WebCapTel). Now, if you have Apple’s iPhone (cell phone) with 3G service, you can have CapTel captioned conversations where ever you are by just using your cell […]
My Mom Won’t Wear Her Hearing Aids
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A concerned (and frustrated) daughter wrote I’m hoping that you can help me. My mother is 63 and has significant hearing loss which was diagnosed about 20 years ago. She bought hearing aids about 2 years ago and has never, ever used them. She is not in denial about her hearing […]
Ototoxicity is Just One of the Many Side Effects of Drugs
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained: I was googling to see if Biaxin [Clarithromycin] was a contributing factor in my sudden hearing loss and discovered the site http://www.medications.com. Both drugs I had been using were packed with user testimonies, and Lipitor [Atorvastatin] to my surprise was one. I could not find any reference to […]
Hearing in the Classroom: An Assistive Device for Hard of Hearing Teachers
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A hard of hearing teacher wrote: It seems to me that loop systems and FM systems are better for students than for teachers. How would either benefit a teacher? It seems that those systems are set up to have one person (usually the teacher) wear the microphone and the sound gets […]
Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome and Mountain Travel
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A concerned mother asked: My daughter is 9 years old and she has been hearing impaired since she was about 2½. She has bilaterally enlarged vestibular aqueducts, and she also has only 1½ turns on her cochlea. My question is, do you think it would be safe for her to go […]
The Benefits of Hearing and Speechreading Together
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. One lady asked, I was wondering if it is possible to speech read what people are saying if you can’t hear them at all? I am finding that if I can hear them even a little bit, I can speech read a lot of what they are saying. but […]
Aldosterone Revisited
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. In the March, 2008 issue, I reported on an interesting treatment for hearing loss. There has been a fair bit of interest in this treatment as evidenced by the various comments on the HearingLossHelp blog. You can read the original article and comments here. In part, here is Rick Walter’s comment […]
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