by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained: In your book ‘When Your Ears Ring‘ you speak of black cohosh as a possible tinnitus treatment. I have tinnitus and I am trying to get off HRT [hormone replacement therapy drugs]. I looked at a lot of web sites and it seemed that black cohosh especially as […]
Alcohol and Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Did you ever wonder why as people become more and more inebriated, they talk louder and louder? You probably thought they were just losing their inhibitions—and rightly so—but that is not the whole story. The surprising truth is that the more intoxicated people become, the worse their hearing gets. That is […]
Need Help To Hear Better—Hearing Aids and Bluetooth Assistive Devices
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, I currently have an in-the-ear hearing aid that is not bluetooth compatible, and I need a replacement. I want a behind the ear hearing aid that is bluetooth compatible. I was hoping to find an aid that is around $900.00. The bluetooth attachment adds another $400.00. Could you […]
Assistive Devices and Pacemakers—What’s the Score?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked, I am inquiring whether any of your home loop (or similar) systems is reasonably OK for my mother who has a modern pacemaker for her heart? I could place the loop wires 8 feet from the floor. Any advice you can give me will be appreciated. As far […]
Acamprosate—Effective Tinnitus Cure?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: I have recently read a number of articles involving the use of Acamprosate (Campral) in treating tinnitus. One Brazilian study showed pretty positive results in giving tinnitus sufferers some relief using this drug. I am going to see my ENT soon for my annual hearing test. While there, […]
Captioning Problems—Avoiding the HDMI Cable Fiasco
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. The changeover to digital programming and digital TV is coming on February 17, 2009—that’s less than a year away. If you are like me, you depend on closed captioning (CC) to understand what is said on the TV. Thus you want to be sure that the captions will be working when […]
Aldosterone—A New Treatment for Hearing Loss and Meniere’s Disease?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. I get some very interesting email at times. A man wrote: I’m under the care of Dr. Jonathan Wright of the Tahoma Clinic in Renton WA. He’s been working with Professor Dennis Trune (U of OR Hearing Sciences Center) on an aldosterone therapy trial on a human patient. His previous research […]
Remote Captioning (CART)—Here’s What You Need
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked, Our HLAA [Hearing Loss Association of America] chapter needs reliable information on how to access remote real-time captioning (CART) for our meetings. Can you help us with the specifics? Sure. Remote CART displays the same real-time captioning you’d see if the captionist was present. The basic difference is […]
Bronson’s Ring Eze—Will This Formulation Cure Tinnitus?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: I am forwarding this to ask your opinion. I don’t suffer with tinnitus but friends do and I would like to be able to recommend this product if it is something you might recommend. The ad reads: What is Tinnitus? Research shows almost 40 million adults suffer from […]
More on Ototoxic Ear Wax Removal Products
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. An eZine reader in Australia wrote: “Thanks once again for the excellent newsletter. The subject of ototoxic earwax removal medications got me checking the products we have in Australia. One particular product which sells under the brand name here of “Cerumol” lists amongst it’s contents ortho-dichlorobenzene and para-dichlorobenzene. I note that […]
Web CapTel—Using Your Computer and ANY Phone to Make Captioned Calls
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Captioned (CapTel) telephones have been around for a few years now. With these special phones, you can both hear the caller and read whatever you miss hearing on the small screen on the phone a few seconds after the caller has said it. The downside of this is that you need […]
Don’t Tell People “I am Hard of Hearing”—Instead, Say “Here’s How You Can Communicate With Me”
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A college student explained: Last semester, I was getting really depressed about how isolated socially I am in my graduate program. I tell my classmates I’m hearing impaired, but only one or two of them ever bother to talk to me before/during/after class. It got so bad, I started seeing a […]
Will My Tinnitus Ever Go Away?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: I do not expose myself to high noise levels either in my occupation or leisure. I do not listen to iPods etc. However, 5 days ago after a night out, when leaving a bar with loud music, my hearing felt dull. While my hearing appears normal, I now […]
Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS)—Why Did It Just Show Up Now?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: To have Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS), both parents have to have the gene, right? And their parents before them have had to have the gene? I come from a big family, and no other relative has had a hearing issue. If it is inherited, I would think […]
Will Taking Levofloxacin Make My Tinnitus Worse?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained: I have had tinnitus now for 6 years. It was brought on by an inner ear infection. However I have suffered very little or no noticeable hearing loss. My tinnitus has been chronic and constant, never stopping. It is a hissing, whistling sort of pitch. Usually it is […]
Hearing Loss Increasing in Mexico (and here too!)
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Hearing loss among younger people is reaching alarming proportions. Here are some excerpts of a recent report out of Mexico showing the conditions there—and we here in the USA are probably not all that much different—at least in regards to excessive noise. The report begins: The excessive noise found in the […]
Are You a Hard of Hearing Musician?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. If you are like many people, when you lose some/most/all of your hearing, one of the things you really miss is music. This is especially true if you are/were a musician, whether amateur or professional. Maybe you weren’t aware of it, but their is an organization especially for you called […]
Hearing Aids Are Not the Whole Answer, So Why Do We Act as if They Are?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Hearing loss is a complex issue. Thus, there is no single simple answer—so why do so many hearing health care professionals act as if hearing aids are the sole answer? Dr. Mark Ross, himself hard of hearing for as many years as I’ve been alive, is probably the foremost audiologist alive […]
Need Help To Hear Better—Hearing Aids and Assistive Devices
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I am hard of hearing and have been so for years. I will be 69 in July. I have been told I have nerve deafness in both ears. Is there any help for people when hearing aids are between $5,000 and $6,000. Is there anything good that would […]
Ear Wax Removal Medication (Cerumenex) Found to be Ototoxic
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. You would think that a medication to remove ear wax would not damage your ears, wouldn’t you? Don’t bet on it. A new study at The Montreal Children’s Hospital revealed a shocking truth—such preparations can be very damaging to our ears. Here’s the report. A new study, led by researchers at […]
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