by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained: I have a high-frequency hearing loss. I use two hearing aids with telecoils. I have heard about a neckloop, but I am unclear if I just need a neckloop, or something additional to make the neckloop work. Yes, you need something additional. Think of a neckloop as equivalent […]
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Florescent Lights and T-coil Interference
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. When she set her hearing aids to t-coil mode, a lady had trouble with interference when using her phone around florescent lights. She wrote: The florescent light is in my kitchen is an old fixture, but I also tried the new florescent bulbs that screw into a regular light socket in […]
Using the Music Links and PockeTalker Together
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I have just purchased a Williams Sound PockeTalker and neckloop. I was wondering if your dual Music Links can be used with the PockeTalker instead of the neckloop? They would appear to be somewhat lighter and easier to use. For sure! They work just fine. Since the PockeTalker […]
Hearing Aids and iPods
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A person explained: I have behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids that are programmed to amplify high frequencies only. I would like to listen to an iPod but would need a device that would use both my BTE hearing aids and my ears themselves? Do you know of any such device? Interesting question. […]
Seven Safe Treatments for Ear Infections
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man took me to task. He wrote, You keep saying what cannot be used for ear infections, but you do not mention what can be used. It would enlighten us all if you explained some safe treatments for ear infections. You’re right. I’m not being very helpful, am […]
Phantom Music in the Night (Musical Ear Syndrome)
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: It is with great relief that I read your on-line article on Musical Ear Syndrome as printed in Hearing Health, Volume 20:4 Winter 2004. My elderly mother (who lives alone after the death of my father several years ago) has been complaining to neighbors and her condominium board […]
Safe or Sorry?—Being Informed Is the Key
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. “If it’s to be, it’s up to me.” This was one of the slogans I heard repeatedly in one multi-level company I was once a part of. The meaning is clear. If you want something to happen, you have to make it happen yourself. Don’t expect someone else to do it. […]
Protect Your Ears—Or Else
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Drag racing is exciting! So is watching drag racing. No doubt about it! In her article “Races Give Fans an Earful” (Gainesville Sun, Florida, March 18, 2007) Diane Chun sucks you right into the excitement. Speed, a blur of colors, the smell of nitromethane and burning rubber. They’re all part of […]
What Are CROS and Bi-CROS Hearing Aids?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. No, CROS hearing aids are not angry. CROS is an acronym for “Contralateral Routing Of Sound.” “Contralateral” is just a fancy word that means “on the other side.” Thus, very simply, a CROS hearing aid takes the sound arriving on one side of your head and feeds it into your opposite […]
Large Vestibular Aqueduct and Future Children
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A young mother wrote: My husband and I just found out over the past few months that our daughter is deaf, due to LVAS [large vestibular aqueduct syndrome]. She passed her newborn hearing test in her right ear and failed in her left, but a month later when we did the […]