Very interesting thread. I found the document, and frankly, much of it is way above my understanding, at my current level of self programming.
A few things did stand out for me though, which I feel could explain why my UK NHS aids have been unsatisfactory for years now. My ski slope bottoms out around 70dB so, my loss isn’t as bad as mentioned in the thread, but I guess the Phonak APD treats me the same, especially with domes.
Our NHS Audiology tend to give you “first fit”, and send you out of the door. It’s free, but such a shame, as Marvels have so much going for them.
My tinnitus seems to start at about 2k and has other tones above that. My hearing for “s”, “f”, “sh” has been poor. It feels that lows and mids are booming a bit too, which I thought could be masking these speech areas, when (according to this), there aren’t really boosting them in the first place. My requirements will differ from others, I’m sure. Maybe I should research DSL. Is this something I can do in Target?
Peter