In 1793, when acclaimed Spanish painter Francisco Goya was 46, he was bedridden for months with a mysterious illness that brought on headaches, dizziness, hallucinations, and even vision and hearing problems. He eventually recovered and went on to live just past his 82nd birthday, but the illness took his hearing for good, reports Live Science. "This required real detective work," she says. Hertzano noted that today Goya would have been able to restore his hearing with cochlear implants. This article originally appeared on Newser: What Really Stole Painter Goya's Hearing?

Source: Fox News May 01, 2017 17:15 UTC