My hearing is not good, from my childhood. Not from firearms.
But, my absolute favorite firearms is a very heavy 357 mag. SASS Pro Uberti 5-1/2” revolver. Use moderate load (8 gr Accurate no. 5 with 158gr Hornady XTP bullets) not loud, mild recoil.
I know a lot of people who say they hate to shoot .357 mag. Might be so with maximum factory load, and light short barreled gun.
I shot a friend’s short-barreled Ruger .357, loaded with hot 158 grain handloads. Dang thing’s trigger guard cracked me on the knuckle of my middle finger. Tried a tighter grip— same thing. Used a death grip on the gun and then it was tolerable. Five rounds was more than enough for me.
I would rather shoot a whole box of .44 magnum than do five more rounds with that Ruger .357.