COEngineer
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I wish that is how it works. My hearing damage has only eliminated a small spectrum of the frequencies of human hearing. The biggest change is the sensitivity to loud noises. The analogy to back pain is almost perfect - once you have hurt your back, you are not likely to say, "Oh well, my back is screwed up anyway, I may as well lift heavier stuff." Same with hearing damage, once you break a bunch of those tiny cilia, you are even more prone to painfully loud noises (which did not seem that loud when you had healthy cilia).I've noticed in my old age a bit of hearing loss is not a bad thing. I seem to hear more than I want to anyway!