Surely
you're "half deaf"?
(Petite chien is going to do science to it, Wed 7 Mar 2012, 18:35, 2 replies)

Pretty much.
My right ear was actually off the charts in terms of sensitivity- I could hear the softest sounds they could put through the headphones. But if I'm in a noisy place, like a club or a busy restaurant, I'm unable to understand what people are saying. Under those circumstances I'm functionally deaf. Same if I'm riding in a car on the right side with the window open- I can't hear anything that's being said in the car or even make out what song is playing on the stereo.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Wed 7 Mar 2012, 18:59, closed)

So you're like a shit version of DareDevil?

(Mr Fudge It shouldn't be illegal to have sex with an eagle, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 9:59, closed)

Unilateral deafness
is the technical term.
(ubergeekian, Wed 7 Mar 2012, 22:27, closed)