title: [What do we know about Ludwig van Beethoven's deafness?].
abstract: The authors described some details from the life of Beethoven, emphasizing his problem linked with his progressive deafness. The etiology of the deafness is not known. The authors discussed their own hypothesis of "music language".
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Otolaryngologii AM w Lodzi.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Latkowski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Komorowska
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Modzelewska
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005197:Famous Persons; D005858:Germany; D006310:Hearing Aids / Q000266:history; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000266:history* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D009146:Music / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Co wiemy o głuchocie Ludwiga van Beethovena.