by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Kissing causes hearing loss? You’ve got to be kidding! Actually, it’s true. Not all kissing, mind you, but kissing someone on their ear can be dangerous to their hearing health. Here’s the incident that brought this fact to light. A mother and her 4-year-old daughter were sitting on the floor watching […]
Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss Much More Common Than Previously Thought
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A recent study revealed that the incidence of hearing loss in the USA has been grossly under-reported. Four or Five years ago when everyone was quoting 28 million hard of hearing people in the USA, I proclaimed that the true incidence of hearing loss was about double that (56 million). As […]
Adjusting Hearing Aids for Reverse Slope Losses
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, My son is 5 years old and will be entering Kindergarten in the fall. We are currently trying to fit him with new hearing aids. His left ear has reverse slope loss. 65db @ 250 60db @ 500, 45 @ 1000, 25 @ 2000-8000. His current ear mold […]
Hearing Loss and Personal Space
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A hard of hearing lady wrote: I have always been a person that has to have my “space” and feel personally violated if people stand too close (any closer than arm’s distance). I will literally get very uncomfortable, start sweating, panicky, if it is not a situation that I can remedy […]
Tinny Sounds, iPods and Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: I’m curious about some increased ringing in my ears and a peculiar off again, on again, sensation that is quite distressing, namely when I am at work, if I open a map for instance (I work with maps all day), just the process of opening the maps, can […]
How Can I Improve My Poor Discrimination?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked: Is anything that can be done about poor discrimination (word recognition) besides learning techniques for coping with it? I have worn hearing aids for many years but have never received a plain answer to that question. There’s really not all that much that can be done for poor […]