I can understand what you mean when you choose hearing over others. Being tactile is so important for me but in my early days here with our son and wife, I don't know if I could do without hearing! Thankfully I don't think I have a bitch nagging wife or whiny kids so hearing is important hahaha.
That's cool that the guy who was born deaf got married and had a normal hearing kid. You don't always think of those types of things with disabled people, them doing the normal things like getting married and stuff.