by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained: I am looking at a loop system for my home to be used with the telecoils in my hearing aids. I want to use it primarily to help me converse when a lot of people are in the house. I have a couple of questions. 1. How […]
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Will Our Daughter Become Dependent on Assistive Devices?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A concerned mother asked: Our audiologist has said our 6- year-old daughter might benefit from using an FM receiver in the classroom since she is almost deaf in one ear. My husband and I are unsure if this is a wise course. If we introduce hearing devices early in her physical […]
Hearing Phantom Music in Elderly People
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A concerned daughter wrote: My mother is hearing a repetitive song and I would like to know what I can do for her. She is 99 years old, very hard of hearing, and because she does not hear people, has withdrawn and spends a lot of time alone. Even […]
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Your Ears
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Here’s an alarming statistic. “The number of people hospitalized for conditions related to GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) doubled between 1998 and 2005.” At the present time, “more than 20 million Americans have GERD”. (1) This has important repercussions for our ears. Let me explain. “When you eat or drink, food and […]
Loopum or Loseum—Cool Way to Not Lose Your BTE Hearing Aids
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © July, 2010 Has this ever happened to you? You are outside, perhaps playing golf, or rough-housing with your kids/grandkids when you realize you are not hearing much anymore. One ear seems deaf. You clap your hands to your ears, and to your horror, you discover one of your […]
Hearing Aid Batteries—What’s the “Gold” Standard?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. with Bob McPherson A lady explained: A person asked me about the best hearing aid batteries. She was inquiring about “gold” batteries and I’m not familiar with them. Are these “gold” batteries any better than the regular zinc- air batteries? The expert on hearing aid batteries, and where to get the […]
Safe Swimming Activities for People with Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS)
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A concerned parent wrote: Our six-year-old daughter was recently diagnosed with LVAS. Our doctor tells us she has already lost all useful hearing in one ear, so we are obviously very protective of her good ear. We are now struggling with the right balance on activity restrictions. She is an enthusiastic […]
Ototoxicity Is the Least of Your Worries if You Take Olmesartan (Benicar)
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © June, 2010 Olmesartan is moderately ototoxic—it causes hearing loss, tinnitus, balance problems including vertigo in numbers of people, but that appears to be the least of your worries if you take this drug. Our drug watchdog, the FDA, in their latest email bulletin (1), reports: The “FDA is […]
The CM-BT—A Quality Bluetooth Neckloop/Audio Amplifier
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Williams Sound recently released their brand new bluetooth neckloop called the CM-BT Bluetooth Audio Amplifier. Since Williams Sound makes top quality equipment (they make the PockeTalker for example), I just had to check it out for myself to see if it really had the goods. The result was, I was impressed! […]
Free Ways to Learn to Sign (ASL)
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained: I lost my hearing when I was 26. I even tried a cochlear implant, but I’m still deaf. I need to learn sign, but since I don’t have a job, I have very limited income. I need a free way, let me repeat “free” way to learn sign […]