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.
The little I can glean from your explanation of events it sure doesn't seem like you're the kind of guy who gives up (working with flash bangs!). So, I submit that this is not the time to sell. Hang in there and go down every road to resolve this issue. Research the best doctors in NY and see them all as well as alternative remedies. Hoping for a good outcome. Regards, barts
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That one sentence stuck with me all this time so I looked up anything on flash bang grenade training and found this 17 yr old article on a police site on the use and extreme dangers of flash bang grenades. This one passage caught my attention:
These devices go off at 160-180 decibels! I know the article is an old one but if anything, common sense progress has to have been made by then. If they had you laying on the floor and just tossed it near you and some other guys as a way of preconditioning you to the effects, I'd get a lawyer as they're not qualified trainers in the least. That, and not requiring ear protection with that loud an event is completely unprofessional. All the best,
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It depends on the type of hearing loss you suffered: sensorineural vs conductive. Also, is the problem in one or both ears? About 30 years ago, I lost most of the hearing in my right ear (about 90% sensorineural loss). It has never recovered but I still hear normally with my left ear. It was difficult but I have adjusted my habits to accommodate such as sitting off center to the right at concerts and on my listening room. Unfortunately, hearing aids don’t benefit profound sensorineural hearing loss, but they can benefit conductive hearing loss. Even better, traumatic conductive hearing loss can recover. Hang in there! BTW, I think of myself as “the one-eared audiophile”!😎 |
I got tinnitus in 1998, and listening to music is different now. I no longer enjoy listening intently to speakers placed eight feet across the room. It sounds as if the hiss (high-pitched) takes up the entire space between speaker and ear/brain. It was frustrating for a few years, and then life changed whereby I spend most of my time on my computer. I have no problem now listening to CDs I ripped to different hard drives connected to my laptop, through a pair of Bowers & Wilkins MM1’s. I seldom think about what I have lost any longer. Hope this helps. |
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