Ya, and it's funny I can seem to hear certain sounds and certain pitch ranges better then others. Some people I can understand easily. Others are more problematic. If you are talking to me in a crowed room, like say a bar, I am most likely just pretending to listen to you to be polite. I can't hear a thing you are saying. As for my age, well I've had that problem since I was in my 20's.
I also have a ringing in my ears when it's super quiet. I keep a fan running in my bedroom at night to make a little white noise. Now that problem was most likely caused by to many years of loud farm machinery. Some of that stuff is painfully loud. Wish somebody had told me to be more careful with me hearing when I was younger but, we just never thought about it.