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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Count me as one of the "Don't Sell Right Now" crowd.  Traumatic injuries are dealt with by us at the emotional level very much like the grieving process when we lose a loved one.  Early on we can get caught in the darkness and the feelings that, "All is lost" -- it's a natural and overwhelming feeling....but the situation does get better over time.

 

Don't make a decision now that you will regret later -- such as "At this point I really don’t give a crap about being lowballed".  I try to see the good in people and want to think that nobody would take advantage of your current state of mind...but I've also seen human nature rear its greedy head way too often.  Don't give anybody that opportunity.  I'm cheering for you to rally. 

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Maybe not, but I feel a "Thanks for your service" is appropriate here. Truly from my heart.

Sorry to hear about your situation. That bites. Hope it improves. Whatever you were doing with flash bangs, I suspect it was in the service of protecting others. For that, thank you for your service.

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