Rap star
Sido loses his hearing in one ear
The rapper Sido talks about his hearing problems in the podcast “Die Deutschen”.
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In a podcast, rapper Sido revealed that he has hearing problems in one ear. Although he jokes about it and finds something positive out of the situation, he clearly states that he is losing his ear.
When he then said: “That’s why I rarely understood what you said. But I read lips,” it wasn’t clear whether Sido was just joking. Because when his conversation partner reacted with surprise and asked: “Really?”, Sido laughed in the negative. But then explained that his joke only referred to the last part about lip reading. He said, “But seriously, I’m losing my ear right now.”
The rapper then described how exactly his hearing problems in one ear affect his everyday life. “I can lie on my ear at night and there’s something on TV: I can’t hear anything anymore,” he explained.
Sido focuses on the positive
However, Sido sees the positive in his hearing problems: “I feel forced to hear everything. I’m very attentive. And fate, or whoever is up there, is giving me the gift that I don’t have to hear everything anymore.”
According to the “Apothekeumschau”, one-sided hearing loss can have various harmless causes, such as blockage by earwax. Nevertheless, a visit to the ear, nose and throat doctor’s office is recommended because the symptoms can also indicate a serious illness.
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Sources: Pharmacy magazine, Watson