Ludwig van Beethoven may have gone deaf from lead poisoning caused by a penchant for fish and wine, Harvard scientists ...

Rhiannon May, a deaf actor who plays Beethoven in the performance, explains why it is important to make the symphony accessible for both deaf and hearing people: "Often it's seen that deaf people ...

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Ludwig van Beethoven began to lose his hearing at age 28 and was deaf by age 44. While the cause of his hearing loss remains ...

Beethoven's devastating hearing loss scarred all of his adult life, from his late 20s onwards. His deafness deepened the conflict he felt between the inner world of his imagination and the ...

Starting at the end, Georgia and Henry look at the report of Beethoven's post-mortem, carried out by Dr. Johannes Wagner in Vienna on the day after Beethoven died, 27th March, 1827. It makes grim ...

Though it remained a secret between his doctor and himself for many years, we know that Beethoven was aware of impending deafness as early as his 26th year – otosclerosis was certainly part of the ...

Brotto, Davide Fellin, Renato Sorrentino, Flavia Gheller, Flavia Trevisi, Patrizia and Bovo, Roberto 2021. A Modern Case Sheds Light on a Classical Enigma: Beethoven's Deafness. The Laryngoscope, Vol.

The fraudulent composer dubbed "Japan's Beethoven" said on Wednesday he was "deeply ashamed" about his nearly two decades of deception, but insisted that he did used to be deaf. Mamoru Samuragochi ...