title: [Goya, his deafness and his time].
abstract: We have made a bibliographyc review of the most important otology books from the end of the XVIII to the begining of the XIX century. We propose several hipothesis of the diagnoses and treatment of Goya's deafness in relation to the contemporary otological advances.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico de Zaragoza, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Zaragoza.
authors.forename: Varela H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Vallés
mesh_terms: D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005197:Famous Persons; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation; D013030:Spain