by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked me about a reported new drug cure for tinnitus. She wrote, I wonder if you’ve heard anything about Caroverine? What are your thoughts? She referred to an article published in Hearing Review on January 19, 2012 (1). This was in turn picked up from an article published back […]
Ear Problems
Is My Hearing Loss Due to Otosclerosis or a Virus?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, I am a 41 year-old woman who was diagnosed with otosclerosis in my left ear during my first pregnancy at age 35. (My grandmother was fully deaf in her left ear by age 20, and hard of hearing in her right ear, so it wasn’t a total shock.) […]
Phantom Speakers in the Walls—Rationalizing Musical Ear Syndrome Sounds
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A concerned daughter wrote, My mother is 78. She has been very reclusive since her retirement about 15 years ago and has no contact with anyone other than me on the phone and one of my brothers. Along with her isolation, she has a bit of paranoia about sounds she says […]
Why Does Tinnitus Run in My Family?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I have had tinnitus for several years. It seems to be a genetic disorder as my mother and brother both suffered from it as well. I worked in the music business for years and always attributed it to the exposure to loud music and extended use of Aspirin. […]
Tinnitus and Stress
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Numbers of people find their tinnitus, or the loudness of their tinnitus, is related to stress. I hear from people all the time who tell me that when their stress increases, so does their tinnitus. Researchers have found the same thing. Writing about people with tinnitus, one researcher recently noted, “On […]
Arches Tinnitus Formula—What’s the Score?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, I noticed an ad in the current issue of Hearing Health magazine for Arches Tinnitus Formula. Has anyone had success with this product? The absence of a company address in the advertisement makes me wary. It seems any magazine ad I see for a tinnitus remedy offers only […]