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Hello and thanks for having me on this forum and community. I look forward to participating!

I’m wondering if folks can chime in on recommendations.
I’m looking at Widex Moment Sheer 440, Phonak Lumity 90 and Oticon Real 1.
I’m currently testing the Moment Sheer 440’s and I’m finding that everything sounds VERY harsh. Transients are out of control. When I change to a new program, I can tame this but then I lose speech recognition. Note: the fitting was done with care by an audiologist that I trust.
Do you think that it’s worth trying Phonak and Oticon? any thought regarding their general sound and harshness?

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Try the Phonak Luminity because a lot of work has gone into understanding speech.
Widex is more for musicians who want to hear music, i.e. all tones, while Phonak filters the sound more to make speech more understandable. You have to try it and decide for yourself, but don’t give up at first, because it takes getting used to a new sound, I think Phonak will suit you better because it gives you what you need most, which is speech understanding.

If “harshness” is the only issue, that’s all about how the hearing aid is adjusted. It sounds “harsh” because you haven’t been used to hearing those sounds. (and you likely need those sounds to understand speech) You need some time to get used to it. If the harshness is intolerable, have your audiologist turn it down a bit and give yourself time to adjust. You can also try lots of hearing aids and will eventually be satisifed, but most of the difference is getting used to them and the adjustments your audiologist makes.

I have cookie cutter hearing loss.
I have had good experiences with Oticon OPN and now with Oticon More 1.
Oticon has an “open” sound profile where you hear everything which is what I prefer rather than focused listening that muffles sounds that are behind you, etc.
Worth a try to see if you like the Oticon sound

As others have noted, harshness is something you may have to get used to if the speech sounds you need are in that harshness. However, each brand of hearing aid has its own sound that in my experience can’t, perhaps shouldn’t, be removed. I have settled on Phonak. You may do better with another brand. Note that while we both have cookie bite , mine is reverse.

Hi @user357. I have no experience with Widex, and do not have cookie cutter profile, but I do find that the Lumity 90 has been a great improvement over my previous Phonaks and did not like the Oticon Mores I tried. I certainly have not experienced any harshness, but then again, I believe my audiologist is so much better than others I have had, and that may be reason why. YMMV and you may find that you prefer another aid but I think you should definitely give the Lumitys a try.

I currently have Widex Monentn440 anhd ajm not musician.I am not able to relate to your term harshness. I am satisfied wiht the ’s. I do find that the phone controls are great. I do get involved wiht many speakers and using the Widex app am able to easily adjust, if necessary, for the diffrent spekers and also the (very) different PA systems. OH, the adjustments are for understanding. I havve had reSound and find that Widex has done a much better job in programming their app, I hae no experience wiht either Phonak or Oticon .
And yes, when I firest started using HA’s, there was a hrshness to all I tried; in time it disappered. At that time I was hearing sounds I had not been hearing for some time.
For background, I am neither an audiologist, or musician, just a user. I will add that I do use the app and find it helpfull. Perhaps the other brands would not need this modofication amd I am not familiar wiht the ease or difficulty in using their apps, if in fact they do hve them. I do not know.
My comment
, stay wiht them, HA’s do really help.

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