I hope your guitar playing is not effected. That would be the worst thing. As an old man but in good health and active, I'm aware of my age and the plain fact that I do not heal as well as a young person. I'm able to do most any activity but pay close attention to the possibility of injury. I let the bike roll up to 35 mph on hills but carefully look well up the road for pot holes and debris and dogs. It may be time for you to also look further up the road for potential problems.

Way back during the OJ Simpson trial there was nothing else on TV for hour after hour. To save my sanity, I bought an inexpensive classical guitar. It did not sound that good but it was good enough for a hacker. Lately, after being put aside for a while, I began strumming again and to my happy surprise, that guitar is sounding great with excellent sustain and a mellow tone. Unfortunately, now I'm hard of hearing.