by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained: I have felt very fortunate during my 81 years in having the ability to play the piano “by ear.” Recently, I found that the notes starting with the “F” in the octave above the middle “C” octave sounded bad enough to me to cause me to stop […]
Hearing Loss
Sympathetic Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: Your site (http://www.hearinglosshelp.com) is extremely informative. I do have a question. I am a member of ANA (Acoustic Neuroma Association) and there was one member a long time ago that experienced sympathetic hearing loss following AN surgery. Recently, there are others reporting AIED (Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease) following […]
Diabetes and Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. If you have diabetes, you are twice as likely to develop hearing loss as you would be if you’d not had diabetes according to Catherine Cowie, PhD, the director of the diabetes epidemiology program at the National Institutes of Health. Hearing loss from diabetes affects all speech frequencies, but is more […]
Air-Bone Gap—What’s That?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote: After three years of badgering, (and constant reminders that I was getting tired of repeating myself) my 84 year old aunt finally went to an audiologist for a hearing evaluation. Upon finishing the audiogram, she was told to go see an ENT, in order to have her “Air-Bone […]
Weird Hearing and Balance Problem
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A concerned mother explained: Our daughter is 8, and has a bilateral vestibular disorder. She has trouble reading and if she reads too much she will get horrible vertigo spells. Even her gait is affected. When she comes home from school on Friday, her stance is wider than normal and she […]
Smoking and Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked: While it is common knowledge that smoking is harmful to the lungs, I have been told that smoking may damage hearing as well. Is this true? I could not find a reference to this in your list of ototoxic drugs on your website. The Hearing Loss Help website […]