Eish that sucks man but glad you got some hearing after all.... How did it recover and at what age?
I lost my left ear to mumps when I was young was accompanied by lots of zinging, fortunately for me though my other ear has become ultra sensitive to sound so I appear normal and can sometimes even hear things others miss. The only time I ever battle is when trying to figure out the direction a sound came from I sometimes have to turn my head quickly in order to pin point the direction.
I recovered hearing after having fluid drained out of my ears using grommets, which is the second most vivid image I can remember. I can sort of remember getting my hearing back, but it wasn't as profound because I could pick up vibrations and interpret that as hearing. Unfortunately my right cochlear is completely damaged from the measles, the only sound I'm ever going to be able to pick up is anything louder than a jet engine.
My left has also become sensitive, but the pitch loss doesn't help, which is why I'm very picky about which headphones I use. I also have problems with pinpointing sound, which becomes hugely annoying in multiplayer games that have audible footsteps. Overall, though, I do just fine. So long as there are subtitles, I hate playing or watching anything that doesn't have subtitles for me to use, which is probably why I like watching anime so much.
I also developed mannerisms to make up for the lack of hearing on the right. I always sit at an end of a table where my ear faces everyone and I always walk on someone's right.