by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Viagra (Sildenafil) is quite ototoxic. I have listed it in my book “Ototoxic Drugs Exposed” for several years as known to cause hearing loss, tinnitus, ataxia, dizziness, vertigo and ear pain. Now it seems it is even more ototoxic than previously thought. On October 18, 2007, the FDA issued a […]
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Meniere’s Disease and Meniett Therapy
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Meniere’s Disease is actually a syndrome (collection of symptoms) including a fluctuating hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus and a feeling of fullness or pressure in the affected ear. Meniere’s Disease affects in excess of 2.6 million people in North America and Europe. For most people with Meniere’s, the vertigo is the most […]
Learning about “Dangerous Decibels” the Fun Way
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Loud sounds damage our ears. But how loud is too loud? Which devices produce sounds that are too loud? What can we do to protect our ears from loud sounds? Excellent questions. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and the Oregon Health & Science University have put together a […]
Attending Hockey Games Can Harm Your Hearing
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Loud sounds damage your ears. That is no secret. Furthermore, the longer you expose your ears to loud sounds, the greater the chances of damage. That is just plain common sense. What has this got to do with hockey? Canadians (and Americans too) love their hockey games. Unfortunately, the sound levels […]
Breast-Feeding Reduces Ear Infections
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Here’s a shocking statistic. Next to the common cold, ear infections are the most commonly diagnosed childhood illness in the United States. More than 3 out of 4 children have had at least one ear infection by the time they are 3 years old. (1) This high incidence of ear […]
Body Aids, T-coils and Music Links
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked: I am enjoying my new Music Links, but I wonder whether they will work with a body-type of hearing aid? I am thinking of a body aid because it is more practical for what I’m doing, and besides, they are a lot cheaper than behind-the-ear hearing aids. I […]
Interesting Quote
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. As Jim says, Without my hearing aids, I’m deaf. With my hearing aids, I’m just confused!
Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (LVAS) and Flying
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: We just visited our ENT for my son’s biannual hearing test. My husband asked the doctor if he could do another cat scan. He told the doctor we wanted to make sure whether my son had LVAS or not because we want to fly. My doctor told us […]
Not All Medical People Know About Cochlear Implants
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I had an incident yesterday trying to give blood. I was stunned when I was not allowed to give blood because I had marked (under previous surgeries) that I had a cochlear implant (CI). The head screener (an RN) argued with me that I didn’t know what I […]
Folic Acid May Prevent Age-Related Hearing Loss—Let’s Get Real!
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Supplements of folic acid may prevent age-related hearing loss in older men and women, says a new double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial from the Netherlands. (as reported in Health Truth Revealed, January 3, 2007.) Sounds wonderful and pretty authoritative, doesn’t it? Now we will be able to prevent hearing loss as we […]