by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked: When an audiologist says you have a ‘mixed’ hearing loss, what exactly does he mean? Hearing loss basically comes in 4 “flavors”. First, there are conductive losses. Conductive losses comprise about 10% of all hearing losses. They are typically mechanical hearing losses in the outer and middle ear […]
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Hearing Loss Following Strenuous Exercise
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A mother explained: My son has had a few bouts of tinnitus followed by a hearing drop in one ear. This always seems to be as a result of, or following, strenuous exercise. So far the ear has always recovered to its old level. I reported the last episode to my […]
Hair Cell Research—Some Unexpected Results
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Hard of hearing people are impatient for hair cell research to bring forth positive results so they can have their hearing restored to normal or near normal. That is their desire, but this reality is still far in the future. In spite of all the advances that have been made in […]
How Does Taking Out the Adenoids in Children Improve Their Hearing?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. © December, 2009 A man explained: I am the father of a seven year old hard of hearing (moderate and profound) child. Recently he was diagnosed with enlarged adenoids and an Adenoidectomy was advised by the ENT. The Dr told me it would improve his hearing. My question is, […]
Survey on Quality of Life of Hard of Hearing Children in the USA
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Perhaps some of you might be interested in taking part in the below survey. Note: it is limited to children living in the USA. This survey comes from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. The study is looking for parents of children who are hard of hearing or deaf. Here’s […]
Hundreds of Genes Can Cause Deafness
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. From time to time the news media reports that scientists have identified yet another gene that causes deafness, and always there is the statement that this will help end hearing loss, as though a cure for hearing loss was right around the corner. Here’s an example of one that just came […]