by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © November, 2020 A lady asked, I’ve had ringing in my ears for several months now either due to taking a drug, or a smoke alarm suddenly going off. It is so strange though. For a couple of days, my left ear will have low ringing, then it will stop […]
Ear Problems
Tinnitus Triggered by Ototoxic Drugs: Steps You Can Take to Reduce Your Risk of Getting Tinnitus
By Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © August, 2018 In fiction, sidekicks often accompany the main character. For example, the Lone Ranger had his sidekick Tonto; Batman had Robin; Sherlock Holmes had Dr. Watson. In the same manner, many drugs also travel with an invisible, yet very vocal, sidekick named “Tinnitus.” If you are unlucky, […]
Moving-Tongue Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © March, 2018, revised March, 2020 Over the years, people with all sorts of weird tinnitus have contacted me. As a result, I’ve written about nodding-chime tinnitus, gaze-evoked tinnitus, reactive tinnitus, pulsatile tinnitus, squeaking tinnitus and touch-sensitive (somatic) tinnitus as well as the common neurophysiologic tinnitus that we normally […]
Reactive Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © February, 2018 Introduction Reactive tinnitus is a fairly new term. And as is often the case with new terms, there seems to be quite a bit of controversy in some circles over exactly what reactive tinnitus is and is not. For example, some people are adamant that there’s no such […]
Cytomegalovirus and Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © November, 2017 Introduction to Cytomegalovirus Perhaps you have never heard of cytomegalovirus (CMV), but the chances are, this virus has already infected your body. By age 40, between 50% and 80% of adults in the United States have already been infected by the cytomegalovirus. (1) This incidence increases […]
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Drugs (SSRIs) and Tinnitus
Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © October, 2017 Drugs are a fickle lot. You take a drug to fix one problem, only to find it causes another—and often worse—problem. For example, some antidepressant drugs alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety by increasing the level of serotonin in your brain. Unfortunately, at the same time, this […]