There are reports of hearing loss after haemorrhagic brainstem stroke. Cohen et al. (Cohen, Luxon, & Rudge, 1996) reported a bilateral symmetrical hearing loss in a patient with medial brainstem involvement and unilateral hearing loss in a patient with a brainstem lesion prior to the decussation in the pons.
verb (used with object), appeased, appeasing. 1. to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king. 2. to satisfy, allay, or relieve; assuage: The fruit appeased his hunger.
A person or thing exhibited to, or set before, the public gaze as an object either (a) of curiosity or contempt, or (b) of marvel or admiration.. The word spectacle conjures images of extravagant display and performance, or more negatively, images of violence and atrocity. The OED definition of spectacle encompasses curiosity or contempt and marvel or admiration..