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 […]
Drugs and Tinnitus: Put Yourself in the Driver’s Seat
I’ve begun taking a medication and my ears are now ringing. What do I do now?
This article gives an overview of how you can take control of tinnitus caused by the medications you are taking.
Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment: Is It for Real?
What can you tell me about Neuromonics for treating tinnitus? Is it for real? Does it really work? Neuromonics tinnitus treatment is a relatively new treatment for tinnitus. Here is what you need to know about it—what it is, how well it works, is it for you?
Tinnitus—What’s That?
I’ve begun hearing an annoying buzzing or ringing sound in my ears. What’s going on? When your ears ring, roar, hiss, buzz, click or hum, you are hearing phantom sounds called tinnitus. Learn what tinnitus is, what causes it and what you can do about it.
A Loud (Phantom) Explosion Woke Me Up—Exploding Head Syndrome
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, A horrible, loud explosion woke me up last night and made me scream out a bit. It was really scary! What’s happening? What this lady experienced goes by the ghastly-sounding name of “Exploding Head” syndrome. In spite of its grisly name, your head doesn’t really explode—you just […]
Are Hearing Aids an Effective Treatment for Tinnitus?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A recent MarkeTrak study revealed some interesting things about tinnitus and its effects on our lives—what we can do to help ameliorate the effects of our tinnitus and where hearing aids fit into the equation. (1) But first, some background on tinnitus. Tinnitus—ringing in the ears—affects a LOT of people— somewhere […]
The Sounds of Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I have an acoustic neuroma (since 1992) and have profound hearing loss on one side but extremely sensitive hearing on the other side as well as bilateral tinnitus. I would love to be able to show people what tinnitus sounds like. Do you know of any videos/DVDs that […]
New Tinnitus Book Now Available
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. For the past few months I have been hard at work researching the latest findings on how tinnitus develops and more importantly, what we can do to help bring our tinnitus under control. The result of all this work is the completely revised, updated and expanded 5th edition of my book […]
“Stop the Ringing”—What’s the Score on This Product?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, I just wanted to send you this link to see if you have seen this before and if it is anything worth looking into for my tinnitus. I’m very hesitant. I checked out this website. This website is basically a high-pressure sales website that is long on hype […]
Protect Your Ears in Bars or Hearing Loss and Noise Sensitivity Could Happen to You
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked, In September 2011, after drinking with friends, we went to a bar and just before we left, there was a very loud song. When I came out of the building, I heard loud tinnitus in my right ear. I didn’t realize it was a big issue and went […]
Which Blood Pressure Drugs Do Not Cause Tinnitus?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I am 64 years old, and I have had tinnitus since around 1990. I have been taking Propranolol since 1979, which was originally prescribed for my migraines. At this point in my life, I have developed hypertension which is not controlled by this dose of Propranolol. My doctor […]
Esomeprazole and Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, Three weeks ago I started taking Esomeprazole (40mg) 1 tablet daily in the morning before breakfast because of a case of stomach and gastric reflux sufferings. Everything was going well, but about four days ago I started to suffer from strange noises in my ears like bells—very sharp […]
Tinnitus, Ear Pain and Zolpidem
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I think the tinnitus and intense ear pain I’ve had for 17 months might be a combination of things—Eustachian tube dysfunction from a lot of airplane flights, and some arthritis in my jaw joint aggravated from dental work? I have been taking 5 mg. Ambien to sleep all […]
Hiccups, Fluttering Tinnitus and Your Eardrums
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Pretty well everyone gets hiccups from time to time. This is normal. Usually the hiccups go away in a few minutes. However, sometimes the hiccups persist for hours or days or weeks, and rarely, months or years. When you hiccup, your diaphragm and nearby muscles contract, causing you to […]
Tinnitus—Lyme Disease or Ototoxic Drugs?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I am currently feeling like I am losing my mind due to the ringing in my ears. I have Lyme Disease, and have been on Minocin for one year. I was off it for about two weeks, and just got back on it. I thought it was the […]
Citalopram and Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, I started taking Citalopram (Celexa) in mid-April. I was on it for a week and got ringing in my ears. This was 7 days at 10 mg., and 2 days (days 8 and 9) at 20 mg. when the ringing became severely loud. I got off the Citalopram […]
Reduce Your Tinnitus by Listening to Your Favorite (Notched) Music
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Researchers are busy looking for ways to reduce tinnitus. A recent study (1) that caught my eye, and one that shows promise, consists of listening to your favorite music for about 2 hours a day for a year. How hard can that be when one of the benefits is reducing the […]
Nodding Chime Tinnitus Revisited
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. In a previous article “Nodding Chime Tinnitus“, a woman explained that she heard chiming tinnitus whenever she nodded or shook her head. I asked anyone reading that article if they had ever had somewhat similar experiences. Here are a number of responses I received. One lady reported: I also have the […]
