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Paul Simon is now “comfortable” singing and playing instruments as hearing in his left ear has returned. ‘The Sound of Silence’ singer, first revealed he was suffering hearing loss in May 2023 during an interview with The Times, but has now said it has come back to the “degree” he can now enjoy making music. He said during an appearance at the New York City premiere of his MGM+ docuseries ‘In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon’, in a question-and-answer session hosted by Stephen Colbert, 59: “(My hearing has) come back to enough of a degree that I’m comfortable singing and playing guitar…