Beethoven's hair reveals clues to his deafness

Discover how modern science unravels Beethoven's life-long health mysteries by analyzing his hair, revealing shocking levels of toxic substances that might finally explain his deafness and other ailments. Fans and experts have debated the cause of Beethoven’s health issues for years, speculating Paget’s disease of bone, irritable bowel syndrome, syphilis, pancreatitis, diabetes, renal papillary necrosis or kidney disease as some root causes. Researchers examined hair allegedly cut from Beethoven’s head by fans while he was dying to start trying to understand his health.

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