by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. For centuries, Chinese herbalists have proclaimed that your ears and your kidneys are “connected”. In other words, what affects your kidneys, also affects your ears (or maybe it is vice versa). This is nothing new. What is new is that modern medical science is finally realizing just how true this is. […]
Ototoxic Drugs
New 3rd Edition of “Ototoxic Drugs Exposed” Now Available
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. People have asked me, When are you going to update the 2nd edition of your book Ototoxic Drugs Exposed, which is now about 8 years old? There are many new drugs that have come out since you put out the 2nd edition. We want to know which of these new drugs […]
“Disease Branding”—How the Drug Companies Make Billions of Dollars Selling Drugs—and Damage Your Ears in the Process
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Below is the first part of a revealing article that shows how the drug companies “hook you” into taking their drugs for conditions that never were diseases in the first place—like shyness. When you take drugs, you also expose your body to drug side effects. Some of these side effects (ototoxic […]
Tinnitus—Lyme Disease or Ototoxic Drugs?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I am currently feeling like I am losing my mind due to the ringing in my ears. I have Lyme Disease, and have been on Minocin for one year. I was off it for about two weeks, and just got back on it. I thought it was the […]
Erythromycin, Acne and Hearing Loss
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A concerned mother wrote, My 17 year old son has never had any hearing issues in the past. He does not have a history of listening to loud music, etc., nor does he have ear infections. Last Thursday, he failed his annual hearing test. In fact, he failed it in both […]
Citalopram and Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, I started taking Citalopram (Celexa) in mid-April. I was on it for a week and got ringing in my ears. This was 7 days at 10 mg., and 2 days (days 8 and 9) at 20 mg. when the ringing became severely loud. I got off the Citalopram […]