I have minor hearing issues already and generally watch TV or video with the subtitles on anyway, so blow the ears!
deaf...there are all kinds of ways to communicate other than talking/hearing. In my life I can't think of one thing I've heard that matched the things I've seen in the world in my travels. Of course things like hearing a crocodile chomping on a lamb carcass in Kenya was amazing but my sister could have described it to me. I love music and dancing but still nothing beats things I've seen.