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I can't comment on the use of a compensator for a 9mm. I can say it works well on the .40 as I have shot the 22 and 22C side by side. I used a 22C as a duty weapon for several years.

I really wanted to say more about the muzzle flash problem. I practice with the 22C during the day and at night and have never had a problem with the muzzle flash bothering me. Add a little stress (we use timing pressure to add some, but it is nothing like the real thing) and you will almost never see the flash at all. When I first got the 22C, I tried it on an indoor range with vertical lane dividers. In that situation, I noticed the gas and unburnt powder coming off the divider back in my face, which was a little disconcerting. That was the only problem I have had with one.

To be fair, I have had a lot of night practice over the years, and quite a bit was with 357 revolvers, so muzzle flash is something I am used to and may adjust for automatically.

Also, in a real stress situation, I can say I focused so much on the threat that I never even heard the round go off or saw the muzzle blast, and that was with the revolver. But we all handle stress differently. Some close out sounds or sights and some get more sensitive to each. Until it happens to you, you won't really be able to know for sure. I mentioned using timing pressure to add a little stress, but there is nothing like looking down the muzzle of some other guy's pistol. It is different.