Luis Miguel's Hearing Condition Has Not Stopped Him From Performing

May 2024 · 3 minute read

'Luis Miguel: The Series' — the Netflix display — recreates the singer's 2005 twist of fate in Peru, which damaged his hearing. Here is what happened.

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In 2005, Luis Miguel used to be performing at a display when a technical malfunction broken his hearing. 

The Netflix display, Luis Miguel: The Series, recreated the twist of fate, showing the "No Sé Tú" singer being rushed to the medical institution and experiencing intense ringing in his ears. 

But how seriously was his hearing suffering from the incident, and does Luis Miguel still have hearing loss these days? Here is the entirety you want to know. 

Luis Miguel's hearing used to be damaged after performing a last-minute live performance in Peru.

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As depicted at the display, Luis Miguel agreed so as to add some other concert to his tour at the last minute after his team used to be in a position to negotiate a care for a venue in Peru that introduced to pay the Mexican idol more than triple his usual fee. 

Unfortunately, the live performance used to be held in a brand new venue that had not been correctly vetted through his group earlier than he took the stage.  

While performing, Luis Miguel's earpieces malfunctioned, inflicting him to fall to the floor and revel in an intense ringing in his ears. 

After being rushed to the clinic, a doctor printed that El Sol de Mexico would have some hearing loss. The accident went directly to impact Luis's skill to report his Christmas album, and there was once the worry that his singing career can be over. 

Luis Miguel was diagnosed with the hearing condition tinnitus.

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Luis Miguel performing in Las Vegas in 2019.

In an interview with the Argentinian newspaper Clarín in 2015, Luis Miguel opened up about the condition, which causes him to listen to external noises, akin to ringing, when there are none. 

"It's a complicated situation, but you have to think that I began singing when I was 9, so I have been surrounded by loud music for over 30 years. I underwent a treatment and fortunately, I'm much better now," he mentioned, consistent with El Universal

"Sometimes life tests you and you have to overcome these difficulties. I'm overcoming this condition with the support of my beloved ones, the doctors, and the public, that has been extraordinary and given me strength. I have been able to rehabilitate almost miraculously." 

At the time, he needed to reschedule a string of live shows because of another well being issue, acute rhinopharyngitis, which is a viral infection in his respiratory system. 

Don't be expecting Luis Miguel to go on excursion anytime soon.

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Luismi has no concerts scheduled for 2021 or 2022, and the last time el cantante went on excursion was his México Por Siempre tour to promote his twentieth album of the similar title. 

The 51-year-old performed 150 live shows between 2018 and 2019 and visited 79 cities and 15 international locations.  

Only two shows had been canceled all the way through the tour, and it was once because of climate, not Luis Miguel's hearing issues. So, we think it is safe to say that Luis Miguel has made the best of his condition, and when he's in a position, he'll be again at the stage doing what he does easiest: singing. 

In the interim, you can follow Luismi on TikTok, the place he just made his grand debut! 

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