What Caused Beethoven’s Deafness? How Was It Treated? : Interlude

 We look at the years-long saga of Beethoven’s deafness, including how it may have originated, how it was treated, and how he came to terms with it. Ludwig van Beethoven continued to perform publically, and he was very careful to not reveal his deafness. He rightly believed that it would ruin his career. He writes, “I don’t hear the high notes of the instruments and voices, and sometimes, I cannot hear people who speak quietly. I can hear the sounds, but not the words. I can with truth say that my life is very wretched. 

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