Age Quote by Tim Minchin

I was born partially deaf and suffered from labyrinthitis, which affected my balance. I had numerous ear infections and spent my childhood in and…

— Jameela Jamil

In 1967, I found out I was losing my hearing. I went 10 years without any help. I had otosclerosis - hardening of the…

— Frankie Valli

I did not develop my ear. I discovered I had an ear, and it was an accident.

— Clive Davis

I was actually tone deaf until I had tumors in my ears - I had very small ear canals - removed. Once they fixed…

— Lauren Worsham

Im in my mid-30s, Ive won an Oscar, I have four children. You figure out if my deafness has adversely affected my life.

— Marlee Matlin

I was born deaf, and I gained my hearing back when I was six months old - it was a miraculous event.

— Lindsay Pearce

I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.

— Gerald R. Ford

If I hadn't lost my hearing, I wouldn't be where I am now. It forced me to maximize my own potential. I have to…

— Lou Ferrigno

When I was 14 or 15, a camp counselor told me I was smart. I had never been very good in school, but he…

— Alan Dershowitz

Growing up I was never too self-critical, but I always thought that my ears were too big - my ears and my forehead -…

— Amelia Dimoldenberg

I am a little deaf now. Without my hearing aids in, I miss a lot of peripheral sounds. I had tinnitus, too, for a…

— Roger Taylor

Close to birth... I lost, like, 80 percent of my hearing, and I had difficulty speaking.

— Lou Ferrigno