As many here know, for decades--in fact, ever since franksolich was about seven years old--I've pretended to be something I wasn't. I do it less now, than I used to, but the charade's so much a part of my persona that I've never purged it entirely (nor do I especially want to).
I've spent a lot of time, energy, and hopes masquerading as a hearing person.
I probably haven't ever been as successful as I'd like to think I've been, but I imagine I've done okay. Not great, but okay.
However, as far as this memory remembers, at no time did I ever delude myself into thinking that yeah, I could hear, that I actually was what I was pretending to be.