by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: Millions of people experience stress. Some people end up with tinnitus because of stress, others don’t. Why? I believe I developed tinnitus from stress. It is the only logical answer I can come up with because I wasn’t taking any medication, and my hearing is perfect. I haven’t […]
Speechreading Difficulties
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: My hearing has decreased considerably these past few years. I ordered your “Seeing and Hearing Speech” CD recently to help me understand conversations better. I have been trying to read peoples’ lips for some time now and the lessons are helping, although I am still on […]
Drug Side Effects Affect Millions of People Each Year
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. The lead paragraph in the article Don’t be a silent victim of a drug’s side effects (1) begins: I just read a new poll in Consumer Reports Magazine that reveals that one in six Americans who have ever taken a prescription drug experienced a side effect that was serious enough to […]
Accessible Hazard Alert System (AHAS)
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. The organization, DeafLink, is offering its new “Accessible Hazard Alert System—Individual Notification (AHAS)”, which is a new service for deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, deaf-blind and blind individuals in the USA. It can send emergency information for your city, county or state to email addresses, pagers, and cell phones with text […]
Electric Guitar Picks Up Loop System Signals
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained: I found an interesting effect with my induction loop system. Seems if you turn up an electric guitar, the sound from the induction loop gets picked up by the guitar pickups and broadcast through the guitar amplifier. Ever heard of this before? Yes, you are not the only […]
Setting Hearing Aids to Control Tinnitus and Recruitment
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I have tried several different brands of hearing aids over a period of years. These are high-cost name brands, but none are helpful because they make my tinnitus worse to the point of giving me an ear ache. My hearing is declining so much that I’m hoping that […]
Setting Up Your Digital-to-Analog Converter Box
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. On February 17, 2009 all analog TV transmissions in the USA will cease. If you have an analog TV (not digital) and use an antenna (not cable), then your TV will go blank on February 17. What you need is a digital-to-analog converter box. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has created […]
Questions about Ototoxic Side Effects
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: Regarding the person who wrote that she took Paxil and then noticed hearing loss, tinnitus and balance problems 3 months after stopping this drug—wouldn’t it be logical to go back on this medication since she didn’t have these problems while taking it? I don’t understand why […]
Reversing Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (AIED) the Natural Way
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D., with Susan Stoner Susan Stoner, a lawyer wrote: I am writing to you because I have discovered a way to reverse the symptoms of progressive Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (AIED). After many tests I was diagnosed with bilateral AIED. The tests showed I had the classic heat shock protein […]
Assertiveness and Other Coping Strategies
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I am not assertive when it comes to being with people. This is partly my nature and partly because my older sister was hard of hearing long before I lost my hearing. She is never concerned how often we have to repeat for her. It is very annoying […]
Causes of Pulsatile Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: Can unilateral pulsatile tinnitus in my right ear only be the cause of hypertension/high blood pressure? What are the causes unilateral pulsatile tinnitus? Its the other way around, but yes, high blood pressure can result in pulsatile tinnitus. There are a good number of causes of pulsatile tinnitus. […]
Fully Implantable Hearing Aid Trial Begins
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. People have been wanting totally invisible hearing aids for a long time. Now, the ultimate in invisible hearing aids, totally implanted hearing aids, are approaching reality. Otologics, Inc. is beginning trials on their fully implantable hearing aid. This hearing aid is totally invisible as it is all under your skin—including the […]
Driving with a Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. When my wife (before I ever met her) noticed she was losing her hearing, one of the first questions that worried her was, “Will I still be able to drive?” Apparently, many people seem to think you need to be able to hear in order to drive. (I think […]
Can Wearing Hearing Aids Damage Your Hearing?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A wife wrote: My husband believes that wearing his hearing aids will over the long run increase his hearing loss. I’d appreciate if you could direct me to any information that would address his concern. That’s a question that a number of people have concerns with. Anything is possible, of […]
Six Questions About Room Loops
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Room loops (inductive loops) are wonderful to help hard of hearing people hear their TVs and stereos without blasting everyone else out of the room (or house)! However, few people really understand these loop systems. Here are six questions about such loops a man asked me. I think my answers will […]
Distorted Hearing After Listening to an iPod
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I have an iPod. Music on the iPod sounds very good to me. The other day I downloaded many tunes from the iTune Store and was excited about being able to listen to all the oldies from the 50’s. I did a lot of listening with ear buds […]
Three Causes of Ear Wax Build-up
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: What kinds of things cause excessive ear wax to build up? I can think of 3 reasons for ear wax build-up. 1. In my book “Ototoxic Drugs Exposed” I list 4 drugs that have the side effect of causing excess ear wax production. If you are taking any […]
Does Wearing Hearing Aids Really Slow Hearing Loss Down?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: My mother, who is coming to terms with her hearing loss, was told recently by a hearing aid dispenser that her hearing loss would probably continue to get worse with age—losing something like up to 7-8% of her hearing each year. However if she were to get hearing […]
More Hearing Loss with Each Pregnancy—What’s Going On?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I am a 30 year old female who received my first hearing aid at 8 years old. I had a stapedectomy at age 17. I was told I had congenital fixation of my stapes and bilateral vestibular aqueduct syndrome and some nerve damage. I have a combination of […]
Ototoxic Side Effects Can Show Up After You Stop Taking a Drug Such as Paroxetine
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I am suffering severe balance problems, hearing loss and tinnitus since stopping Paxil 3 years ago. I never had tinnitus, hearing loss, or balance problems before I stopped taking the Paxil. In fact, I did not have any of these symptoms until about 3 months after I stopped […]
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