Teen Gothic

I've been listening to goth music since I was 11, and I love it and the goth subculture. Tragically, I began to lose my hearing at 12 and just had a cochlear implant surgically installed 4 days ago (i am 17). I was talking to one of my "friends" who is very much a goth. She said that she thinks I'm not really goth because I hear artificially (I've had hearing aids for 5 years) and I can't really enjoy the music or experience it like a normal person can. I am very insecure about being deaf and this just makes me feel like shit. Do I have to give up the goth label? I'm sorry if this is dumb or the wrong sub, it's the most relevant one I could find.