don't worry i CAN hear fine though, no need to make me deaf too!

... If it is just minecraft try check your soundboard and your ingame settings.

 

This happened to me once too. I tried F3+S but it didnt work. If I remember right I deleted the minecraft laucher and reinstalled from minecraft.net

 

Make sure java is updated.

 

Alright. Now I'm going to go on a limb and say you're having a conflict with something installed on your computer. Is this a newly bought computer or did you assemble it yourself?

 

are you using a mac perhaps?

 

Could it be possible that one of your drivers for sound-related functions are not updated or there's an issue there that makes it conflict with java? I'm assuming you don't use any other java-based program besides Minecraft frequently. Maybe try trying this theory out on different java based games and updating all your drivers via their respective websites or your "Device Manager". If the issues started because of an automatic update that you didn't notice or lack of updating, then take the steps to remedy the process (i.e. downgrade your drivers or update).

 

If you have any problems, I can explain it in more detail. :)

 

I only have one piece of advice left, and maybe we should have started with this:

 

Is your sounds thing all the way down in your minecraft options? Hit escape in-game and go to sounds and deal with it there..

 

I did :)

 

D'aww I just didn't read the first post., :(

 

@monkeyBUTT244

Hey I just found the location of the sound files. This was on the official Minecraft Wiki (click here). Try putting in some random file to replace one of the existing ones to test if the file is being accessed properly. You should hear the sound you added to it. If not, something is preventing the client from running the correct line to access each sound file.

 

I honestly don't know of any and I would assume that most games that use java as a base platform would be free (and really really terrible). Minecraft is a bit of an anomaly when it comes to a large indie game making it big. I don't think it's that big of a deal to try out a java based game but it definitely wouldn't hurt to try. If you can't find one, I would say you could just skip this.

As for the drivers, you should also check if there are issues with the fact that its completely updated. Sometimes (very rarely) companies release updates that contain major bugs that can affect different systems on your computer (i.e. sound). This would be something you would use google or the manufacturers forum/official website.