Ouch! Now I understand

Every now and then an older parishioner will tell me how awful the loud music sounds.  I've been listening to the same music: piano, organ, voice, etc. and I think, it must be a matter of taste.  An occasional off note can't be the problem; and it hasn't seemed to be too loud to me.  Then, just recently, a sinus infection went into an ear infection and resulted in a ruptured ear drum.  After the pain was over and while putting ear drops in every day for two weeks, I have (temporarily, I hope) lost most of my hearing in my left ear.  What I am experiencing now is a slightly delayed shrill echo to every note I hear.  Singing and music is cacophonous and sounds simply dreadful - and somehow loud!  Even usually pleasing music.  Now I understand!  Now I understand that hearing deficiencies can make something very pleasant sound like something Bela Bartok composed.