Your audi is right in that respect that it shouldn’t be nessesary to alter the background noise mode in the master program as it is set to the optimal mode by default. But you are able to change the mode if you for instance have been happy with the classic noise reduction system in your old Widex aids:
“In the default setting, the Speech and noise modes feature uses the Speech Enhancer to make sure that speech is amplified in the optimum way. To change the setting, use the drop-down list to select a Widex classic noise reduction setting. You can define noise reduction as minimal, enhanced or comfort. You can also turn off the Speech and noise modes entirely.” According to the COMPASS Manual.
[SIZE=2]With regards to the “noise program”. I presume your “noise program” is the
comfort program described in the COMPASS manual on p. 43. The description from the manual of this program is as follows:
[SIZE=1]"Focuses on optimum comfort in noisy environments as well as in quiet environments. "
The main difference between the master program and the comfort program is:
Higher knee-point for soft input levels.
Speech and noise mode: Widex classic noise reduction comfort
In other words it seems kingleviathan’s understanding is correct.
The master program should provide the best overall performance in all environments, but if you want a dedicated “noise program” you could as a trial ask your audi to change the speech and noise mode in the comfort program from the default setting to “speech enhancer”.
I don’t know how your audi has programmed your present and previous aids, but it may be worth the while to hear him if he has set anything different in your previous Fusion aids since they performed so much better in the comfort program.
Good luck
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