How did Rush Limbaugh get deaf?
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He had a rare otic nerve degeneration.  When he was on the air during that time, you could definitely tell his pitch was off and he was a little confused sometimes...of course maybe he was stoned then too.  \n\nI haven't really been keeping track but I thought a few years back he had an implant surgically performed and it improved the condition greatly.  The last I listened it did not seem to be a problem at all.
700612
I'm not Mexican but I am hispanic. I never liked Limbaugh and now I even detest him. How can he assume that all hispanics are illegals? I'm an U.S. citizen who is very patriotic and his words have really offended me. He is an addict with little brain cells.
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There are a lot of theories as to what causes someone to be "dumb" or unable to speak. In some cases there are physical problems with the vocal chords, (ie they are malformed or underdeveloped), in some cases there are other physical abnormalities that cause a person to be unable to make certain or all sounds.\n\nIn other cases, it is a matter of problems with the portions of the brain that control speech. Whether through malformation or though damage these parts of the brain are unable to function properly and therefore the person is unable to make the connection between thought and speech in the brain (in many of these cases there are no other problems it just seems like a short circuit). \n\nStill there are others who cannot speak because they cannot hear. Many deaf people who have been deaf since birth are unable to reproduce speech because they have never heard it and most of our ability to speak is learned through mimicking.\n\nThere are no simple answers and there are some cases that are unexplained (ie.. psychosomatic cases where there may be no physical problem but a psychological one that inhibits the ability to speak).\n\nI hope that answers your question.
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Because they have none. I always am happy to cite sources if I can find them. I use Wikipedia a lot. I will not use "I heard this thing on Rush Limbaugh" or "Al Franken said this" simply because both are as reliable as my friends Pontiac Grand Am.\n\nwannac-do you have a source for that?
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Actually, the term meant "stupid" before it meant "mute".  In ancient times, Aristotle (or maybe it was Socrates, I can't remember) said that the deaf were incapable of cognition (yes I know you are referring to people who are mute not people who are deaf, and yes I know that there are more hearing-mutes than deaf-mutes.  I'm getting there).  Of course, back they didn't have the therapies or technology that we have, so someone who was deaf probably was mute for lack of someone to teach them oral language.  Any attempts to speak wouldn't have been understood and so even without being mute in the sense of lacking the capability for speech, they lacked an intelligable language, which Aristotle (or Socrates) said was the foundation for mental thought, so therefore the deaf were incabable of thinking.\n\nOf course as time went on, people realized that this wasn't true, and sign languages started to develop (although not til fairly late in history).  Once it was seen that deaf and mute people had the capacity for language, the term dumb transformed to mean "mute".  Unfortunately the original meaning of "stupid" did not disappear with the evolution of the word.\n\nNow the terms "deaf and dumb" and "deaf mute" are clearly offensive to the deaf community because a vast majority are not mute, and because of the derrogatory nature of that word.  As far as those who are truly mute, they don't see the use of the word "dumb" meaning "stupid" to be insulting, but the use of the word "dumb" to mean "mute" is insulting.  Mute people are not stupid, but they refer to themselves as mute, not dumb, because the true definition of dumb IS "stupid".\n\nI hope that makes sense.
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I am not a fan of Rush Limbaugh.  I blogged about him once.\n\nThis guy is so far up his own ass, I don't even know how he draws breath to feed the ill-informed grey matter in his head.  He is claiming to be the source of all media; all others look to Rush before they even know what to report on, before they even know what is going on in the world.  Thank the heavens that there is a glutonous, hill-billy heroin (Oxycontin) addict to lead the way down the correct and shinning path of American righteousness.  How many times has this man got his facts completely wrong?  He is not a stupid man, he knows how to pander to his listeners preconceived prejudices and ideas.  However, all the while he is misinforming them.  For shame.  He insists to his listeners that it is the left who engages in name calling while debating, yet it is Rush selling bumperstickers that say, "Still Voting Democrat?  You're Stuck On Stupid."  Rush is famous for making statements which miss the point and subject completely.  A fabulous example is his description of the horrible abuse of prisoners in Iraq, dismissing it as pranks like those of a fraternity.\n\nRUSH: "Exactly. Exactly my point! This is no different than what happens at the skull and bones initiation and we're going to ruin people's lives over it and we're going to hamper our military effort, and then we are going to really hammer them because they had a good time. You know, these people are being fired at every day. I'm talking about people having a good time, these people, you ever heard of emotional release? You of heard of need to blow some steam off?" (05/04/06)
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Ludwig van Beethoven.\n\nHe started becoming deaf at around his late twenties or early thirties.\n\nHe became completely deaf over time. \n\nDespite this, his greatest masterpieces were composed when he was completely deaf.
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He asked Dubya, who declined from going on a lame Duck hunt. In order to be polite about the refusal, he went to Vietnam! While there Bush said some more random crap and shot himself in the foot, then stuck his foot in his mouth to stop the flow of stupidity from coming out his mouth.\nCheney did have a taker on the hunting trip. Sorry folks. Rush Limbaugh went on the hunt with Cheney. Dick got tired of listening to Rush rambling on and actually took aim. His show will not air until he sees Foley, who will no doubt fish out the buckshot from his arse.
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That happened to me.  As if over night, I lost all my hearing at age 30.  One day I could hear; the next I was    stone-cold deaf, couldn't use the phone, listen to music, hear people's voices. And, yes, I learned to use what I have to the utmost, and count myself lucky that it wasn't my legs or my eyes.
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It induces premature deafness.
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Well, that is quite an open question.  If the someone complaining about trouble hearing who previously had normal hearing acuity it could be earwax (cerumen) buildup in the ears, or a sudden hearing loss.  If this is the case they should seek medical attention as soon as possible.  If the person says they have noticed a gradual decline in their hearing over years it could be many things.  They could be having hearing loss as a result of the aging process.  They could have a hearing loss as a result of noise exposure if they work around loud noise or have hobbies that put them in loud noise like car racing, motorcycles, high powered tools or hunting without hearing protection.  If this is the case they should seek medical attention and audiological evaluation as well.  \n\nIf the person is a child and has trouble hearing it could be earwax build up or they may have fluid in their middle ear.  This condition can also occur for adults as a result of upper respiratory infections or recent air flights where they were unsuccessful in clearing their ears from the descent.  \n\nThose are the most common reasons, but not inclusive of all possibilities that could cause difficulty hearing.  \n\nThe bottom line is that the person should seek medical attention with their primary care physician and if the physician feels it is necessary then a referral on to audiology or ENT.  I hope that  helps
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Alexander Graham Bell was not deaf.  His mother and wife were, and his inventing of the telephone was accidental, he was really trying to invent a way for him to communicate with his wife orally (basically a hearing aid).  Alexander Graham Bell was a huge proponent of oral education, and actually wanted Deaf people to stop marrying and having children because he wanted to eradicate deafness.
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I am pretty sure he was directing his distaste for the Republican party, and not America as a whole. You should rephrase your question, so more people can understand what your talking about. Rush Limbaugh uses this type of rhetoric to get a point across too.
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By some Twat who could not sing himself, and was tone deaf
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i heard that he gives speeches now.. Wonder how cause you can't understand a word he says.
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Foxy Brown (female rapper) lost her hearing one day.  She ignored the signs of a potential problem that included semi-hearing loss that went away later.  With some medical treatment she can gain a certain percentage of her hearing back.
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I'd do more than that. I'd call him what he is: http://rushpos.ytmnd.com/\n\nSorry if you like Limbaugh, but this describes Ill just as accurately, sans "overstuffed".