This, from this thread: New Phonak Lumity hearing issues - #14 by 1Bluejay
sums up my experience.
… I also could not understand anyone talking in just about any setting. It’s like the higher freqs were emphasized and sound was thin and harsh. Almost every word spoken, I’d cringe from the knuckle-wrap explosion in my ear.
Have tried Philips, Resound, Phonak, Oticon, Jabra and now Phonak again; they all sound the same.
Philips, Resound & Jabra from Costco; Oticon and Phonak from Kaiser. Had my hearing retested (similar results) and the current Phonak’s independently reprogrammed and the results are hard to distinguish from all the other perceptions. They all lack fidelity on any level.
My best hearing help is from cheap infrared amplifiers (headphones) that I use while watching TV - without the aids. Good fidelity and rarely a loss of any word.
My hearing is described as moderate to severe with the right ear being slightly better than the left.