Huh? I understand hearing loss very well. My sister has struggled with it for 30 years. But from years of standing too close to a stage full of amps to loud ear-splitting guitar solos, my husband also experiences major hearing loss. In the early days in New York, their band shared a loft together and also practiced there. They began with meager equipment until Tom Wilson signed them. (he also managed Hendrix at the time.) With money no object, the best of everything filled their loft. Guitars, amps, drums, sound equipment, etc. Remember the old rolled and pleated Marshall amps every band just had to have? The louder the better. His hearing loss probably began then and really is pretty bad. Do I think he would have done anything differently had he known his hearing would be about gone? Hell, no.