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.
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 |
I sympathise @jl1ny I have Tinnitus too. It drove me mad for the first 6 months. I could only get relief when focused on work or sitting in the shower. The tone of the Tinnitus went through changes too. It took a good year for me to learn how to manage it. It is part acceptance, learning tricks that work for me (getting adequate sleep, hot showers), recognising bad days and not listening to music then). I dont know the severity of your Tinnitus and it may take longer for it to improve, but it will improve, it’s just a matter of time. I am with the "hold on" group. Give it a year (or more) and try again. It may take longer but there will come a day when you think to yourself that you want to listen to music rather than to the recorded sound of waterfalls, brooks and rivers. FYI, I got tinnitus while in the headphone phase. In the 4 to 5 years since then, I have acquired 3 different speaker based systems (some of them on Audiogon), while living with Tinnitus. There is an audio life after tinnitus. Of course there are things to avoid, eg loud West end musicals, wedding dinner dances (ear plugs help), and not listening too loud for too long. Wishing you a speedy recovery @jl1ny and lots of patience whilst dealing with your Tinnitus.
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Sorry to hear if your hearing loss but don’t give up yet. Since I was a child, virtually a continual series or ear infections in my left ear resulted in permanent hearing loss. Mostly in the critical midrange and about a 30-40% loss of hearing. After a successful surgery in my early 20’s which halted the infections I have been fine but the damage is irreversible. I have just learned to compensate, heating the highs and lows through my left ear and all through my right. It hasn’t deterred me from being an avid audiophile since my teens. Don’t sell your gear for a year as others have said, you just might be surprised at how much might come back. You would definitely have sellers remorse if you liquidate your system now. |
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