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Why did Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear?

By kanjalid Asked Apr 23 2005 9:49PM
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Answer 31 out of 57

by kit on Feb 28, 2009 at 7:27 am Permalink

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I heard he suffered from extreme ringing of the ear, tinnitus, which I do have.If I knew cutting off my ear would stop the incessant ringing I would also. My ENT Doctors have said the same thing. Tinnitus in hearing loss can also be referred to as phantom pain. Like when one looses a limb the brain knows something is missing so it compensates by pain, in ears it compensates with sound ringing.
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Answer 32 out of 57

by green tie bb on Feb 9, 2009 at 1:47 pm Permalink

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he loved a girl but his girlfrind split up with him and hi in a werird way cut it of for her sake
he cut of his ear for a woman but some say that he cut it off so that he can get more ditaled in his self portrate's
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Answer 33 out of 57

by Switchblade on Feb 4, 2009 at 7:56 pm Permalink

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one word, Absinth
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Answer 34 out of 57

by hehehe.not.me on Feb 1, 2009 at 3:38 pm Permalink

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he got tired of his b'itch nagging him so he decided to scare the sh'it out of his wench say'in ur next...
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by the_e_z_1 on Jan 6, 2009 at 5:45 am Permalink

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Apparently, doctors now think that he may have suffered from Tinnitus. It is the ringing, buzzing, crackling, or hissing sound heard inside one or both ears. Tinnitus is a result of the brain attempting to "rewire" itself.
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Answer 36 out of 57

by The Chief on Oct 30, 2008 at 4:09 am Permalink

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After reading several answers here, I am beginning to think people are missing the obvious.

He cut his ear off because he was nuttier than a fruitcake.

It's that simple.
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Answer 37 out of 57

by sixtynine on Oct 30, 2008 at 4:07 am Permalink

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i don't know but i know he sent it to his girlfriend in the mail or something. ew ew ew ew! geez, atleast theres an excuse for her to break up with him! :|
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Answer 38 out of 57

by Blackope-Knowledge is Power on May 3, 2008 at 6:59 pm Permalink

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From what my art teacher told us in a lesson is that he was chasing someone in a field with a knief and stoped and then cut his ear off.
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Answer 39 out of 57

by Agent on Apr 25, 2008 at 6:26 pm Permalink

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yeah!
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Answer 40 out of 57

by SAGE2 on Apr 25, 2008 at 6:22 pm Permalink

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Sadly he was misunderstood & under appreciated "But I could have told you, Vincent, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you." --Stary,Stary Night, Don McLean

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