The ear trumpets of Beethoven

ear trumpet of Beethoven

Ear trumpets had helped people with hearing difficulty for centuries. It helped Beethoven, too! What is this aid and how it works?   Beethoven loosing his hearing Beethoven first experienced troubles in his ears in 1798, at the age of 27. Until that point he had perfect hearing, something a musician should have! Initially, he kept his problems a secret …

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Was Beethoven deaf in both ears?

Beethoven's deafness

We continue our series of articles in which we learn about Beethoven’s deafness. We have already seen in an earlier piece that Beethoven was not born deaf, but later became one. This article investigates if he was deaf in both ears or just one. Beethoven was not born deaf, but lost his hearing continuously from about the age of 27, …

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