Anyone go threw this yet .. " Hearing Aid "

I was wondering if I have to get an hearing aid, and does this mean that it is all over for my audiophile days?

I was told 14 years ago when I was in construction, and had to have an hearing test .. Results...were ..that my left side was not very good, and the person commented at the time " whatever you do not to spend alot of money on a stereo system".

It was just the begining of my audiophile years!

It didn't stop me.

I have gone threw about 3 systems now, and still have a full room of great gear.

2 years ago when I was in the UK I did some cable testing, and yes I could tell the diference between these cables. IC, PC, Speakers cables.

And yes I could tell a big difference.

Then

While we were trying out some of this guys cables, I said to this guy I can't really hear much difference between these two cables , they were PC.

I could hear a little difference but not much, this guy commented,you must be going death.

The question is , how bad is it, and do I want to find out.

Anyone go threw this yet?