His stormy personality molded much of his music , as did his progressive , democratic politics and his personal triumph over the deafness that struck him in midlife .
Deafness : suffering from a throat infection , roosevelt developed otitis media , an inflammation of the middle ear .
耳聋:咽喉感染致使他身患中耳膜炎中耳发烧。
A small vocabulary at the age of two can also be a sign of other problems , from deafness to autism and dyslexia .
2岁前较少的词汇量也是其他问题--耳聋,自闭症,或读写困难的先兆。
If so , then tasks in which participants are required to discriminate between different smells or textures could also use up the capacity , leading to inattentional blindness or deafness .