by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A wife wrote: My husband believes that wearing his hearing aids will over the long run increase his hearing loss. I’d appreciate if you could direct me to any information that would address his concern. That’s a question that a number of people have concerns with. Anything is possible, of […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: My mother, who is coming to terms with her hearing loss, was told recently by a hearing aid dispenser that her hearing loss would probably continue to get worse with age—losing something like up to 7-8% of her hearing each year. However if she were to get hearing […]

 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: One question about the implantable hearing aid…Is there any “volume control?” In checking Otologics’ website, it does not appear to have one since it’s all internal. I would be fearful that it could be turned up too loud and do damage to the hearing. Actually, I was just […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I have a progressive loss rated at “severe” currently. At the rate I’m going, I’ll probably not be helped by hearing aids within 10 years. Many of the ALD’s I have purchased have not really been enough help, I am getting more desperate about means to stay in […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Clinical trials for invisible (internal) hearing aids are underway. They are seen as a boon to those people who refuse to get a hearing aid because of the negative social stigma attached to wearing hearing aids. In addition, these hearing aids are also waterproof (unless your head leaks!) and obviously will […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. If the chief executive at Phonak, Valentin Chapero, has his way, hearing aids as such will soon be a thing of the past. “Phonak’s new Audeo device comes in 15 fashionable colors, looks more like a sleek ear phone than an old-fashioned hearing aid and is being marketed as a ‘personal […]

 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 […]

 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. As Jim says, Without my hearing aids, I’m deaf. With my hearing aids, I’m just confused!

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man had trouble hearing using his hearing aid’s t-coils. I suggested that he go to his audiologist and have the volume set to a level equal to that of his hearing aids’ microphones. When that is done, switching from microphone mode to t-coil mode would produce sounds at the same […]

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 […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A mother wrote: A few weeks ago my son’s digital hearing aid stopped working and he got very upset because he was in the middle of exams and didn’t want to have to send the aid away for repairs just then. I wangled a emergency appointment for that night with the […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A mother wrote: My son got a hearing aid in May and the ear piece is cracking already. This is his first hearing aid, so I have no idea what to expect. Is this normal? Yes, it is normal for the tubes to become harder and more brittle as the months […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained: I am about to replace my dial up Internet connection with a broadband one and wireless connectivity would seem preferable to wired via USB or Ethernet for many reasons. However I have been wondering whether the wireless signal could in any way interfere with my wife’s digital aids. […]

There are a number of reasons why some children won’t wear their hearing aids. Read the surprising answer.

Why do my hearing aids cut out when I yawn or there are loud sounds around? Read the answer.