Locks Of Beethoven’s Hair Offer New Clues To The Mystery Of His Deafness

 

 

 

 

 

 "A cottage industry of fans and experts has debated various theories. Was it Paget’s disease of bone, which in the skull can affect hearing? Did irritable bowel syndrome cause his gastrointestinal problems? Or might he have had syphilis, pancreatitis, diabetes or renal papillary necrosis, a kidney disease?

After 200 years, a discovery of toxic substances in locks of the composer’s hair may finally solve the mystery."

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