I know what it’s been with me; ignorance and gradually deteriorating hearing (boiling frog).
My hearing loss started off with a modest loss. So, for several sets of hearing aids it has been the same process: run a test, fit to the curve, set everything on autopilot and send me on my way. My hearing loss has gradually increased over they years and on the KS10 they decided to fit me for the first time with partially occluded domes - but again, they run REM, and send me on my way. But now I have a greater loss and occluded domes, and my ears feel like they are full of cotton part of the time due to the way the aids are handling ambient noise - so the world isn’t quite so simple for me anymore, at least the way Autosense is programmed at the moment.
Right, much improved app. I just discovered the updated app today. Kirkland had their own for the KS10 and it was pretty useless and I never even opened it. The new one seems to be the same one that Phonak owners use, and it has a lot more function. Today I’ve used Music with a small amount of noise suppression cranked in for general hearing, and I like it a lot better than what I’ve been experiencing with Autosense. Around the house, great. Taking a long walk in a quiet neighborhood I was amazed at all of the wildlife sounds I could hear, along with distant noises, and I could actually tell what direction the sounds were coming from. No doubt this program will be a nightmare in a crowded restaurant. That should be a matter of a different manual. program. If the fitter can somehow give it all to me with Autosense so much the better.
Are you not using Autosense currently? If not, what are your manual programs? Knowing what you know today how would you set your hearing aids to be able to participate in the discussion w/your wife and neighbor?