by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, Have you ever looked into ‘ear candling’? It removes a lot of wax and is safe (if done properly). Ear candling is one of those “quack cures” that unfortunately became popular a number of years ago. It was supposed to “deep clean” your ear canals and remove wax […]
Hearing Loss
Marvel Comics Creates “Blue Ear”, a Hard of Hearing Superhero
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. One thing I hear from parents of hard of hearing children is the lack of successful hard of hearing role models for their children to emulate. Below is the story of one mother who decided to try to do something about this. Hearing-Impaired Superhero for Child Who Refuses to Wear Hearing […]
51% of USA Children Have Some Degree of Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. I came across an alarming statistic recently—37 million children in America have hearing loss. (1) That’s a lot of our kids that can’t hear well. The 2000 census counted 72.3 million children in the USA under the age of 18 (2) and no doubt that figure is even larger now. 37 […]
Hearing Loss & Hearing Loss Simulators
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, How do you explain to people that you can only hear certain frequencies of sounds—that your hearing is very selective? My friend, Michele, replied, “My favorite analogy is to use a music box—the kind that has the metal drum with the raised dots and tines that strike […]
Preventing Age-Related Hearing Loss: Are Folate and Omega-3 Fatty Acids the Answer?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A recent study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, showed that low levels of folate (one of the B vitamins found in spinach, black-eyed peas, beans and other leafy greens) are associated with a higher risk of hearing loss in people over the age of 50. (1) “Those with the lowest […]
Demystifying Hearing Testing—The Eight Steps Necessary for a Complete Audiological Evaluation and What It All Means
I need to get my hearing tested, but I hate taking tests. What is a hearing test like? What all will a hearing test tell me?
This article explains the various steps in the hearing testing process when you go for a complete audiological evaluation, the purpose of each of these tests and what it means to you as a hard of hearing person.