by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. October 12, 2011 A recent study on the effects of hearing loss and dementia is scaring a lot of hard of hearing people. For example one recent article opened with, “Older people with hearing loss are at a much greater risk for developing dementia over time than those who can […]
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Human Hair Cell Regeneration Clinical Trial Using Stem Cells Begins
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Research into regenerating human hair cells in the inner ear, with the aim of restoring hearing, has been ongoing for a number of years. Researchers have been trying, with varying degrees of success, to get hair cells to regenerate in animals—but there are still many hurdles to overcome. Consequently, human trials […]
Diplacusis—The Strange World of People with Double Hearing
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A musician explained, I suddenly began experiencing a strange phenomenon with my hearing. I now hear music through my right ear at the correct pitch, while, at the same time, I hear the same music a semitone higher in my left ear. This is frustrating and scary. I can no longer […]
Four Secrets to Best Hear and Understand Speech
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained, My wife has hearing loss and suffers greatly in trying to understand speech. She is certainly not completely deaf. She can hear noises, music, slow and clear talk, but not many other words. Is there any solution? Your wife not only has problems hearing, she also has […]
The Sounds of Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I have an acoustic neuroma (since 1992) and have profound hearing loss on one side but extremely sensitive hearing on the other side as well as bilateral tinnitus. I would love to be able to show people what tinnitus sounds like. Do you know of any videos/DVDs that […]
Good FM Systems Don’t Have to Cost an Arm and a Leg
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, While I was at my audiologist’s office, I mentioned how difficult it is for me to hear in the ‘cubicle farm’ where my desk is, and in some of the conference rooms where I work as a number of my co-workers speak softly. I mentioned how some people […]
How Long Before My Drug-Induced Tinnitus Goes Away?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, If an ototoxic drug is the cause of tinnitus, how long would it take to resolve once you stop taking the drug? I know that’s a difficult question to answer since every one is different but I’m wondering if you have some sort of idea based on […]
Hard of Hearing Workplace Survey
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Dear Readers: Scott Haynes at the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA needs our help. If you have a hearing loss, please set aside about 15 minutes to take his workplace survey to help identify the needs of people with hearing […]
Tussling Over the TV Remote—A Solution
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A wife asked, I admire those couples who tussle over the TV remote with their spouses. This obviously means they watch TV together. My husband and I have our own TVs in different rooms and never watch TV together. This is a pathetic solution. Is there a way we can amicably […]
Noise Exposure and Time: A New Way of Looking at It
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. It’s no secret that you need to protect your ears from louder sounds if you want to preserve your hearing over your lifetime. However, for the average person, the decibel (dB) scale makes in difficult to understand the actual impact of increasingly loud sounds on their ears. For example, a sound […]