So nice to read this as it parallels my own experience (first timer also, 9040s also) so exactly. I was Darth Vader too! And people were shouting at me! My colleague eating a raw carrot was the loudest thing ever! And yet within a week, my brain had decided it liked that new normal, and now when I take my aids out it’s like everyone is talking through a pillow.
One additional thing you might want to consider: do you have the “hifi music” program installed? I didn’t like the way music sounded on the general program (very tinny) but a combination of installing the hifi music program (which can be done in a remote fitting - you don’t even have to go back to store for it) plus adjusting the graphic equalizer thingy in the app really helped me for that.
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