@mylogic
A couple of years ago at nearly seventy, I consulted with an audiologist because I was suffering from Tinnitus that was affecting my enjoyment of music. She was able to remove some stubborn wax and referred me to a guy with a microscope to operate safely deep in my ears.
He sucked out more residual wax and dead skin that had become attached to my ear drums. The result of this was an instant improvement in my hearing. I’d had no idea how deaf I’d become. The Tinnitus also reduced considerably.
Music sounded amazing again. Surprisingly, I found on my 70th birthday that I could now follow several people talking around a table with ease. My social confidence was increased considerably. My deafness had been making me anti-social. It was all the most wonderful birthday present.
I could so easily have never visited the lady and just given up on music. I have since got back in vinyl which I'd previously given up.