When I was fairly young, I had a nasty case of strep throat. In turn, this developed into a quite a few serious ear infections. Thus, as a result I have diminished hearing within normal talking frequencies, sometimes not even hearing a folk at all. High frequency noises, on the other hand, is an entirely different story. Goddamn high frequency noises come in loud, clear, and painfully.
Normally, I'll get sick fairly badly about once a year. Usually this involves extended periods of coughing and my vocals becoming unusable for a time except in soft whispers. Vomiting I have not done in a very long time, and miss it I do not.