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Are using hearing aids for stereo listening like trying to push a river through a straw?

I recently went through the testing and ordering process of being fit for $4K Widex Moment 220 hearing aids. These are supposedly designed for people with expensive stereos. I was dubious but a good friend highly recommended them.

When they arrived, the guy fit them and from the first moment it was like listening through an electronic devise attached to my ears. I couldn't stand it. The guy admitted that he questioned if I would like them and said that it was like trying to push a river through a straw! My hearing is OK but I definitely could use hearing aids. But I can't stand that electronic sound, especially putting that devise between me and the stereo.

Has anyone had a similar experience? Or does one get used to it and it improves the listening experience?

mglik

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it was like trying to push a river through a straw!

I think I would stay away from him. It sounds like he has little understanding of his product or little faith in it. Hearing aides have a very similar task as subwoofers. They only amplify the frequencies that are missing. My Signia RIC type sound very natural.I’m glad I have them & I didn’t spend $3k for them either. The Signias are very good.I have medicare you got them through Tru Hearing. Mine were tested and fitted at a Dr office. It my understanding that the audiologist is crucial to getting good performance from hearing aides. Makes sense to me.

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