Sorry for your issues. I hope you're better soon. I just got back from my doctor, and he actually told me to take out my hearing aids today because they are useless. I told him, actually, people seem to know I'm deaf if I'm wearing them. But I don't waste money on batteries any more.
I went ahead and took the hearing test, and I'm officially completely and utterly stone deaf. They'll send me a bill in the mail later, so I don't know the exact cost. I told somebody in another thread that I'd get tested and put my results in here. I already had this appointment for a long time, but not for the purpose of testing my hearing. I didn't go try any guns though. Not sure I wanna try anything new any more until I've relaxed and settled into my new life.