Beethoven and his "hearing aid"
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Beethoven can be said to be the most famous musician in the world, and has almost become synonymous with classical music, even if he is the same Haydn and Mozart of the era did not have as good a mass base as him, because Beethoven not only created outstanding musical works, but also touched people's hearts with his determined and suffering life story.
For musicians, "hearing" means almost everything. Beethoven began to gradually lose hearing in his twenties, and did not compose his first symphony until he was 30 years old. He has struggled with ear problems for a large part of his composing career.
In Beethoven’s birthplace, his former residence in Bonn Lane, Germany, the Hearing Aids used by Beethoven are on display to the public.
(The picture comes from the Internet)
This "hearing aid" is completely different from the hearing aid that everyone is familiar with today. As can be seen from the picture, it is actually closer As for speakers, this is actually the "original form" of hearing aids.
How is the effect of this "hearing aid"?
In fact, the sound collection effect of this device is very limited. From the data, we can also find that in the early days of use, this huge hearing aid was less effective in helping Beethoven communicate with guests. However, after only 3 years, their effect was getting worse and worse. Beethoven reluctantly began to use a "conversation book". He asked visitors to write down the reasons in the book and then answered orally.
Losing his hearing made Beethoven very painful, and he even wanted to give up his life. But after a fierce ideological struggle, he decided to return to Vienna and continue to create his music with a willpower beyond ordinary people's imagination.
Although life was full of hardships, this great musician never gave up his faith. He kept fighting against fate and constantly broke through himself, creating more and better music. Works emerge continuously from his writing.
If he had been born today when medical technology has greatly improved, with more advanced treatment methods and hearing aids, would Beethoven have been able to create more and more brilliant musical works? We don't know.
But what we know is that the hearing-impaired people living in today's era have much better conditions than the musicians did back then. With the help of more effective and smarter hearing aids, they can obtain better hearing aids. Convenient listening, so should we also live harder?
Every experience, whether good or bad, will increase the thickness of life.