Empathy please

My husband and I have been invited to a party this weekend. A party is usually a fun event filled with loud music, people chatting all at once, sometimes a band ..................................... sounds like a nightmare to me. I made a fuss, of course, about not wanting to go and Steve got a bit upset saying "why are you making a fuss"? So, to make him understand why, I'm asking him to wear a set of ear plugs the whole time we are at the party. One night without his perfect hearing should give him some small insight into my world, I hope.