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Listeners with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) have a relatively narrow dynamic range. Due to this reduced dynamic range of hearing, they are recommended to use hearing aids equipped with a special feature called wide dynamic range compression (WDRC). WDRC hearing instruments are configured with high compression ratio (CR) and low compression threshold (CT). However, sound quality can be affected by high CR and low CT in WDRC hearing aids. It is possible to control CT for improving sound quality. In this paper, three cases, including listeners who used ITC (In-The-Canal) type WDRC hearing aids, were reported . Three listeners were satisfied when CT was controlled between 60-70dB SPL.