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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Don't sell your system for a year, you never know what tomorrow may bring. 

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I’m with the don’t sell crowd.  First, you have inflation which will make it less painful to wait.  Second, what you are going through is tragic and I’m sure depressing, but time is very important.  You are having a much more difficult time than myself and there is no way to compare our hearing, but my tinnitus is always present and since birth.  Occasionally, it sounds like there is an ambulance in my driveway.  Aging has further destroyed my ability to understand speech.  Two characteristics here, one is a condition that I have always had and the second is a conditioned that slowly caused hearing degeneration.  In any case, I still enjoy listening to music, but I have changed my listening taste due to my inability to understand lyrics.  I now listen to alot of Korean vocals and will probably take in more varied music.

Assuming that your loss isn’t close to total, time will allow for some healing, but more important it will allow you to adapt to a new normal.  Right now, your hearing loss is just a reminder of what you could hear in the past.  Give it some time.

I would wait for a good long time before sending off your system. Back in the day I was messing around with the youngsters and got slapped right upside my head and like you, I thought my eardrum popped. Couldn't hear straight for the longest time and like you, the tinnitus was bad. Muffled sound and with my balance off a bit, I thought I was a goner. 

Time did heal everything and it didn't take that long, relatively speaking. 

All the best,
Nonoise

@dweller 

Yeah man, that’s all pending. A flash-bang detonated right near my head during on the job training (ear pro wasn’t mandated). 
 

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check your messages when your free!

Seriously, thank you all for the encouragement, I truly appreciate it 🙏