It is called adrenaline!!!! which must be lacking at the event.
I struggle to hear, I know you have the same problems. While it's all great in abandoned metal hospitals (we can't hear the ghostly trolls over our shoulders), it's bad in noisy places.
Victor Meldrew mode?
Nah.., I filled two 'small' ones up every morning. The queue tended to be large though. They need more machines.
Yes I would be totally lost unless there were subtitles!!! maybe you should get some big chunks of plastic in your ears, they help marginally for me, maybe beneficial to you?
I have some, used them, they helped. I was picking up 70% of the dialogue instead of 30%.
I know the feeling!!