Meet the Director

Neil Bauman, Ph.D. (Dr. Neil) is a hearing loss coping skills specialist, researcher, author and speaker on issues pertaining to hearing loss. No stranger to hearing loss himself, he has lived with a life-long severe hereditary hearing loss. He became an excellent speechreader at an early age and practices numerous ways to successfully cope with being hard-of-hearing in a hearing world.

Dr. Neil did not let his hearing loss stop him from achieving what he wanted to do. He earned several degrees in fields ranging from forestry to ancient astronomy (Ph.D.) and theology (Th.D.). Later, he trained as a hearing loss coping skills specialist.

For a good number of years, Dr. Neil has devoted his life to researching and writing about hearing loss issues, and helping hard of hearing people understand and cope with their hearing losses.

He provides education, support and counsel to hard of hearing people through his books, articles, presentations and personal contact. People the world over seek his advice and wisdom on matters relating to hearing loss and how to cope successfully with this disability. Dr. Neil spends considerable time each day providing extensive e-mail support to hard of hearing people.

Dr. Neil is a prolific writer on subjects related to hearing loss and other ear conditions. He is the author of ten books (for books by Dr. Neil, click here) and numerous articles. For feature articles by Dr. Neil, click here, and for shorter articles, click here.

In the coming years watch for several new books Dr. Neil is currently researching and writing, including "Broken Ears—Wounded Hearts" (Here’s Why Hard of Hearing People Feel and Act the Way We Do); "We Hear with Our Eyes" (The Art and Science of Speechreading); and "Successfully Surviving with a Hearing Loss" (Here’s How You Can Do It Right).

In addition to his work as Executive Director of the Center for Hearing Loss Help, Dr. Neil is a member of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA, formerly SHHH), the national organization for people with hearing loss in the USA and a member of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) in Canada. He was vice-chair of the Governor’s Advisory Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Pennsylvania (2002-2006). Also, he is a former editor of the award-winning "HearSay," the quarterly newsletter of  the Pennsylvania State office of HLAA. (To read his HearSay newsletters, click here.)

Dr. Neil and his wife Diane, who is also hard of hearing, reside in Stewartstown, PA.