I'm going deaf in one ear due to a condition and it is possible it may one day spread to the other ear. For now I am lucky that I can hear with my good ear. But I do struggle when their is a lot of background noise. I understand how you feel about not being able to hear things because when I sleep I prefer lying with my bad ear up because that's just what I'm used to and then I can't hear anything with my good ear blocked by the pillow. I was never able to hear my DD cry during the night and had to rely on my DH to wake me for feeds. I definitely understand the frustration of losing hearing but thankfully for now I can rely on my good ear.

I always thought I would learn AUSLAN if my hearing started to worsen on my good side too.

I hope you can find ways to deal with your hearing loss.