Mesorat%20hashas for Yevamot 226:2

למאי נפקא מינה להוציא אשתו בגט אי אמרת חדא דעתא הוא כקדושין כך גירושין

but [his doubt] here is due to this reason: Because [the deaf man] may sometimes be in a normal state<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'sound'. ');">³</span> and sometimes in a state of imbecility? In what respect would this constitute any practical difference? — In respect of releasing his wife<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whom he married when he was already suffering from his infirmity. ');">⁴</span> by a letter of divorce.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This question applies only to the view of R. Eleazar. (Cf. supra p. 796. n. 7). According to the Rabbis, as has been stated (supra 112b), a deaf man may divorce his wife, as he marries her, by gestures. ');">⁵</span>

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