I think for me Allan C posting just about summed up many of my problems. Partial hearing loss many people cannot cope with. Sorting out the odd sentence makes people think you are hearing perfectly well, but just not concentrating on what is being said to you. Of course as has been said very often you guess what is being said to you only to get a puzzled look back or a question asked that you reply yes to when they are waiting for a reply.For me my music is not affected (I think)I play with a guitarist (Will Fly) and I can hear him quite clearly, it is the banter, that I used to be so good at, I cannot pick up now, I dread questions being asked by the audience.
I recently held a party at my house ,one chap was not talking to anybody, so being the host,I started talking to him, he had a hearing problem which we discussed, he later told me that he had been dreading going to our party because of his problem. He thanked me afterwards for our discussion.
As a side issue please remember that when you talk to a blind person ,introduce yourself to them. They cannot see you so he/she does not know you are talking to them.
Al