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Beethoven's Deafness


SL Sellars

Abstract

Ludwig van Beethoven died in 1827, aged 57 years. During the last 30 years of his life he suffered a progressive bilateral hearing loss, which left him profoundly deaf during his -later years. The possible causes of this deafness, the subject of much conjecture, are discussed.

S. Afr. Med. J., 48, 1585 (1974)

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