Advice on how to liquidate system


Few weeks ago, I sustained traumatic blast induced hearing loss during a training incident. The level of hearing loss and tinnitus is pretty bad, I’ve had only a minimal level of improvement. midrange and upper frequencies sound like a 1970’s transistor radio. Horrible. The reality of the situation is looking like my audiophile days are pretty much over. Now I’m thinking of what to do with the gear…the thought of dismantling my rig and selling piece by piece is nauseating. Are there any resources that would come in and take it all? At this point I really don’t give a crap about being lowballed, it’s aggravating to look at what Ive put so much time and effort into and not be able to enjoy it. I need to move on.  

 

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So sorry about this. Can your hearing problem be helped by increasing volume (like hearing aid)? I would be patient and give it a year before deciding anything.

Not sure if you have the same symptoms but I know someone who suffered hearing loss from blast. Doc said maybe he could’ve improved if he got some powerful steroids ASAP. He explained everything was cacophony and echo sounding, He got rid of the hearing aids and asked people to speak slowly and distinctly as yelling was minimal help and got him angry for being yelled at.

He did try wearing ear muffs for a time right after but they did not help the healing. Alternative therapies as suggested may be with a try. Herbal supplements, acupuncture, relaxation techniques.

There is also the treatment where they attach a device right to the bone in your ear. A Baha (bone anchored hearing aid) consists of three parts: a titanium implant, an external abutment, and a sound processor. The system works by enhancing natural bone transmission as a pathway for sound to travel to the inner ear, bypassing the external auditory canal and middle ear