:bsflag: Because you are wrong. It has nothing or verry little to do with norms of society. It has to do with what they enjoyed and missed. I am not sure I would chose to be cured. But I know I sure enjoyed my Mellencamp CDs on a road trip. Society would probably tell me my music needs to catch up with the times. I know I miss hearing my daughter giggle. Society didn't tell me to enjoy that. I enjoyed it because it was cute. Society didn't tell me to enjoy the sound of waves. I enjoyed that sound because it was relaxing. Society would tell me that the sounds of a busy city are noise polution and that I should protect my ears. But I LOVED the sounds of Chicago. The street vendors selling hot dogs, street musicians using buckets for drums, jack hammers sounding the everchanging face of the city and the horns and language of angry cab drivers all combined to give the city an energized feel. One that many enjoy.
Most people who have lost their hearing just miss things they enjoyed. It's that simple.
