I genuinely feel bad for you guys with hearing issues.
Some years back I had an issue with my hearing (an outer ear drum infection or something, I forget) which caused me to be legally deaf for about 4 months. Everything sounded muffled, I couldn't even work because I couldn't appropriately hear forklifts and trucks, so it was dangerous and my job forced me to take leave.
That was utter hell. Unbearable, I couldn't hear people talking to me or hear music or movies, but I just remember the lead up to it getting really bad was what tinitus sufferers describe they feel.