Thank you for a very interesting site. It means a lot to senior citizens like me to be able to find information like this on the web. —O. O.

Neil is always answering questions with his knowledge and compassion. —D. S.

You are so good at explaining things! You seem to be the single biggest source of the information I have found. I really appreciate it! —P. P.

Neil, you are indeed a gem. Your advice and information has just been astounding! —L. G.

Thank you so much for all your help.  It is nice to know that people like you are out there to help others. —R. S.

Thank you for your reply, which was (as always) comprehensive and comprehensible.  Thank you, too, for sharing your knowledge so readily.—H. T.

You're the best! You honestly appear to be more knowledgeable about the subject of ototoxic medications than all of the doctors and 'experts' I've talked to. Thank you so much. —C. T.

You speak with authority, you're an excellent researcher and a wonderful writer. Your website is a beautiful addition to the field. —R. N. - Professor

I want to tell you what a wonderful note you wrote to K____. She is obviously scared and trying to make sense out of her life at this time. I wanted to tell you how wonderful your post was—informative but supportive. Telling her that feeling scared is a normal reaction was just great. You may have thought that you were just giving her information, but you probably gave her a lot more. When I get support like that I mull it over in my mind and remember it during the hard times-and it gets me through. I am sure that you really helped her in a profound way and I wanted to let you know that I think it is great! —C. G.

You're right, M____, Neil's posts ARE always interesting and informative. I've learned more about my hearing loss from him since I came here than I'd learned in the 20 years I've had it. Don't know what I'd do without Neil's wisdom! —P. P.

We would like to express our appreciation to you for your outstanding response to S____ message. Thank you! For years you have been most supportive of and helpful to the SWC with little recognition of your efforts and assistance. But we want you to know that we do appreciate all that you do for so many SWCers consistently. You are one wonderful SWCer! —B. E.

Thanks for answering my teensy weensy question! Your answer was anything but teensy. I learned so much. Thanks again Neil, I know I can go to you when I have questions, or just for comfort. You have the biggest shoulders anyone could ask for! God bless! —M. D.

Our Neil hits it on the mark every time. We are so blessed to have him on our list. —M. D.

Thanks for giving me all the time this has taken! The information you've given me has FAR exceeded all the information I've gotten from countless DOCTORS over the years! —P. P.

Your advice to J____ was profound. I am certain that it will be of extreme value to him. And surely many other members will benefit from your writing too. —R. M.

I've been reading with interest the posts about tinnitus. I was especially interested in Neil's explanation. Neil, I have been wondering about this for years and never read an explanation as good as yours. Thanks. —K. H.

I can't tell you how much I appreciate not only your expedient reply to my query, but also answers that were explained so well even I could understand them.—C. K.

I've heard of many instances when you've been supportive to people off-list and they've told me about it! That's wonderful, it's a ministry all in itself! —L. S.

I just read Neil's replies and they're right on target (as usual). —B. I. - Audiologist

I was reading your comments to K____ this morning. There are a lot of useful and informative things that you mentioned. Thanks for posting that. You have a very keen insight into this drug problem and I respect you for the work you have done in this area, as well as other areas of hearing loss. —P. J.

I appreciate your taking the time to answer what was an angry response, but in a very gentlemanly way. You do have a gift, and I think are using it wisely! —M. G.

You will have received Neil Bauman's response. Neil is our "resident" expert on hearing loss and keeps an eye on us all. We couldn't do without his expertise and big heart, and you will find his knowledge impressive. —D. B.

If you ever leave this list, I'm following you wherever you go! Such a source of information. You are amazing and very accurate, I might add. —L.C.

Dr. Neil Bauman is another fine scholar and author. Neil's articles contain a ton of good information about a lot of things. He is a world recognized expert. —R. K.

At the top of my list of great people with hearing losses are some of our very own list mates: Mark Ross, Dana Mulvany, Karen Rockow, Ron Vickery, Mandi Solat, Neil Bauman, and many, many more! —B. I. - Audiologist

Thank you for calling us. We appreciate it very much. I don't think we would have ever figured things out with out your help. We can't thank you enough for helping us! —R. W.

Neil, once again you are a veritable encyclopedia of information. Thanks for always being helpful in all you do.—J. C.

About Dr. Neil's Books

Neil, you are one of a kind, and that's a compliment! Your books that we put in the resource center have been more useful than any others. We have a collection of about 70-80 books at this point and find the answers we need more often than not in your books. They are terrific! —R. K.

Here is a reply I received from my sister who has Meniere's. I sent her a copy of your book and this is what she had to say about it and you. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I learned more from your book on Meniere's Disease than I had from any doctor or reading I did in 25 years!" —S. B.

I have read several of Neil's books. I find them to be the best consumer-oriented books. I not kid you. They are clear, concise and informative. —C. D.

Neil, your books are well written and very helpful to us non-professionals. Thanks you for taking the time to write them. —B. F.

Neil did a cool job in his usual style of making deafie stuff easy to understand, a feature of all of the books that he has written. —R. M.

You have a way of explaining complicated things in a very understandable way. —S.

Neil, I'm spending most of my "hearing aid specialist approaching closed-book final exam" time reading one of your books instead of my text. The textbook isn't bad. It's just that your book is great! You can take a complicated subject and explain it without oversimplifying it. The little side bars, really help with a touch of humor and such. Your book truly makes everything clear and understandable. —V.

I started your "When Hearing Loss Ambushes Your Ears" while soaking in the tub. Great explanation of the terms of hearing loss. Really down to earth and easy reading packed with information. —R. B.

Neil, I just finished reading your books, "Talking With Hard of Hearing People", and "Grieving For Your Hearing Loss." They were great!

In "Talking With Hard of Hearing People," you covered everything! It gets right to the point. It doesn't take long to absorb.

In "Grieving For You Hearing Loss," at first I didn't think the book was for me. As I read on, I saw a description of myself! I have recently entered the acceptance stage, and things have been changing for the better ever since.

Everyone who is hard of hearing, or needs to communicate with hard of hearing people, should read your books. I highly recommend them! —D.

I've been busy reading this really great book. Maybe you've heard of it? It is called "When Hearing Loss Ambushes Your Ears!" You have packed so much info into this book I have trouble putting it down! It is really a great book! My husband has even taken an interest in it. So has my daughter. I have really learned a lot from this book.

Just got my copy of Neil's book, "When Your Ears Ring, Cope With Your Tinnitus—Here's How." I spent the morning reading it. It's packed full of information and I have to say it's the first material I've ever come across that gives a clear and complete description of tinnitus.

It's obvious that Neil has spent a lot of time and care researching this subject. I felt like I had a friend walking me though the information. He goes into quite a bit of detail, but in a straightforward and digestible manner.

This book has certainly given me some good ideas and practical suggestions that I plan to try on my own. Thank you, Neil, for putting this information together in such a great little book. You really have a gift of being able to pull together a lot of technical information and create a very readable and pleasant text. —M. W.

Neil's books are clear, concise, informative—just what we need! —M. G.

A few months ago I ordered Dr. Neil's book or Grieving. I really cried when I read it—good tears! I felt as if someone finally understood what I was going through. He is so right! We do need to work through the grieving stages. —L. P.

I just read Neil's book "Grieving for Your Hearing Loss" last week, It really helped me! Since I seem to be losing my hearing by drips and drabs, I keep going through this grieving process over and over and over, every time my hearing decreases. —C. G.

About Dr. Neil's Articles

Neil, I had a little time to read some of your incredible articles in your website. You have just absolutely given a gift to so many people. The information is outstanding. Thank you so much for all the work you have put into this website. You are certainly an amazing man. —B. J.

I just read your article on "Sudden Hearing Loss is a Medical Emergency." Everyone in the country should read your site. You are the only one who seems to GET THIS. —M. F. - Professor

"Hearing Loss—Decibels or Percent" was a wonderful piece of writing—authoritative, but simply put without being in the least condescending. That's a talent. I also thank you for clearing up why the decibel—percent confusion might have originated. Now I see why that's an unanswerable question. You were very diplomatic in not portraying it as a dumb question. —L. C.

Thank you for your very informative and well written article on the web about Sudden Hearing Loss. —B. O.

Neil Bauman, in his classic manner of making complicated stuff on hearing loss simple, has now written on Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease, and I might well suggest the read. —B. M.

I just finished reading your masterful article "Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease." It is truly well done, informative, and helpful to the nth degree. Thank you so very much for providing us all with such helping information. Your writing is really remarkable. —B. E.

I just read your article on "Recruitment." It was amazing. Now I understand it. That was very interesting reading. —M. H.

Your articles are excellent and very useful. —E. G.

I just read your article "Hearing Loss—Decibels vs. Percent?" and I'm DELIGHTED with it! So many folks need to read it! You've contributed a great piece to the literature! Many thanks! —M. J.

I just finished reading your article "Speechreading." It was very impressive! I can relate to it 100%. —J. F.

What a wonderful article on Speechreading! I really enjoyed it and found it very informative. I especially appreciated your comments about fatigue. It explains a lot in my case. Thank you. I am looking forward to more such articles from you in the future. —A. S.

Hey Neil, wonderful article on Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome. I just printed it up for the school nurse. I had given her some other information, but none of it says it quite so well. As usual, you have done a great job—writing in a way that not only provides the technical aspects (and more difficult to grasp), but is also very clear, and easy to understand. —P. W.

I just finished reading your article on Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome and really enjoyed it. I have searched the web and not found much information on it. Your article provided me with more information about this syndrome than I have found in all the other sites I've been to. —L. G.

I know one of the things we did, when we first got the diagnosis of LVAS was we started ordering medical journal articles, anything we could find, although, even after reading all of those, I like Neil's article the best. They are the most comprehensive, and easiest to understand. —P. W.

Your articles are excellent resources from a person who has the hearing impaired person's perspective. Many times I have given out my business card with your web address, www.hearinglosshelp.com, written on the back. —L. J. (audiologist)

Whatever Neil writes is worthy of the read! —R. M.

I wish you to know that you have built up a marvelous following for your articles that you have contributed. May we count on you to continue in that effort? We need you. —B. E.

I found your web-site with all of the details on the Univox 2A™ Loop Amplifier. This has been the most useful web-site I found on any Loop amplification system from any vendor on the entire internet. It was packed with so much details, I couldn’t believe it. I was so excited I even ordered one late Saturday night, and I can’t wait for it to arrive. I found all of the additional information you provided, such as how to make a double loop, or hooking the system up to a FM wireless system (which I have) or hooking it to the telephone, extremely useful. I was so amazed that you even provided specific model numbers from radio shack, such as what type of patch cord to use for hooking the amplifier to the wireless FM system or what to buy for using the system in the car. No other site provided such information. You answered every single question I could think of and addressed every issue (such as using a boom mic for the telephone), it was truly amazing. I just want to personally thank you so much for all the information you provided. —J. G.

First of all, excellent article (as always) on http://www.hearinglosshelp.com/articles/tcoils.htm!  I’ve always been impressed with your writings—clear and user-friendly!—J. S. (Program planning coordinator)

I'm a writing teacher and I can tell you that you have done an excellent job of addressing the needs of your readers!  You know what they want to know and you provide the information clearly and thoroughly without being overwhelming or needlessly technical.  Great work!—C.B.

I wanted to drop you a quick thanks via email.  I just found and read your articles in the 'Psychological Effects of Hearing Loss.' section. I am a Hearing Aid Specialist and found your explanations to be very helpful in my communications with the hearing impaired people I work with.—R.

About Dr. Neil's Presentations

If any of you are planning a conference and need a speaker, try to get Dr. Neil. He presented at our State-wide Hard of Hearing conference in October and people were just thrilled with the information. We are honored to know him as a friend on this site. —R.D.

The honored guest at the Open House was Dr. Neil Bauman. He is a well-known and loved speaker who connects with people through humor and understanding.—J.E.

Dr. Neil Bauman's workshop on Ototoxic Drugs was standing room only, and many of those in the room had personal experience with hearing loss due to ototoxic drugs. Bauman's presentation was wide-ranging and he answered numerous questions from the audience. —C. H.

I was fortunate in attending one of your seminars in New Haven.  It was one of the most helpful presentations I have ever attended.—L. W.

Folks in Lexington, Virginia, just had the honor of hosting the famous Neil Bauman as a speaker on ototoxic drugs. He took the meeting by storm less than 10 hours after he'd stayed up until midnight talking the ears off of his overnight hosts. This brilliant man knows something about everything and is a superb conversationalist. If any of you need a speaker, I would highly recommend him. —J. F.

I just typed up a report for our members here of your presentation and realized how much "meat" was involved in your lecture. Took me an hour just to summarize what you said. Now I'm hearing from some of our members that they are sorry they missed your talk! So a job well done ole buddy. —M. G.

Your talk and demonstrations at the Lancaster Hearing Loss Association Chapter meeting this morning were extremely informative and helpful.  Thank you for taking time to share your wonderful store of knowledge regarding the various helpful devices.—M. E.

Neil, I want to express my thanks and appreciation for your having come to address our group. Your presentation was fantastic! Also, I tremendously enjoyed chatting with you till hours way past my normal bedtime. —R. K.

About Dr. Neil's Hearing Loss Help Ezine

I want to let you know how much I enjoy and absorb from your articles—it's just a fountain of valuable and useful information!—G. D. 

OUTSTANDING issue of Hearing Loss Help eZine!  Vegetarians wouldn't like it, as it is FULL of meat (substance).—J. S.

Your newsletters are wonderful! Thank you.—K. T.

Dear Dr Neil: Thank you once again for your most interesting and informative eZine that you send out. I am sharing it with one HLAA Chapter and others not able to go to the meetings, and also sharing it with my niece in Florida who has two little girls who, by your writings and advice saved these little girls from being given massive doses of antibiotics that would have harmed their hearing a lot more. My heartfelt thanks. God bless you for your diligent work. Most sincerely.—L. W.

This is my first eZine magazine and I am elated!  The material contained is very informative. The article regarding our expectations of what hearing aids can do, was profound. I am hooked and look forward to reading additional issues. May God bless you!—G. F.

I'm a reader of your e-Zines. Thanks for the info. I've printed off some to use in my 'talks' to groups regarding being hard of hearing.—H. W.

About Dr. Neil's Hearing Loss Help Website

You have a great website—the most helpful of all those out there!—K. T.

The Center for Hearing Loss Help is one of the most in-depth resources you will find on the Internet related to hearing loss.... I could go on and on about this website, but I challenge you to visit and judge for yourself! This is a gem on the Internet, bookmark it and visit it often!—J (Read this whole review on the HearingAids1000 website.)

I've recently become a member of a really good HLAA chapter.  Several people there know about you and simply rave about the information you have on your website.—J. N.