WIDEX SOUND CLASS TECHNOLOGY Widex BEYOND and UNIQUE hearing instruments are available in a variety of technology levels, each designed to accommodate your patient’s specific requirements. Our exclusive Sound Class Technology allows Widex hearing aids to adapt automatically to different situations — delivering optimal clarity, comfort and audibility. Whether the hearing loss is mild, severe or somewhere in between, you can help select the appropriate model for your patient’s needs, budget and lifestyle. idex Sound Class Technology ensures that Widex BEYOND W and UNIQUE hearing aids always utilize their features optimally, following the intention for each environment. A Classifier categorizes listening environments into the nine distinct classes illustrated below.
SOUND CLASSES
MUSIC
QUIET
QUIET W/ SPEECH
PARTY
A Controller adjusts the functionality of the hearing aid features to fine tune them to each class. or additional audibility comfort, each environment can F be further adjusted to your intention using the Preference Control. PARTY W/ SPEECH
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT W/ SPEECH
URBAN
URBAN W/ SPEECH
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
440
BEYOND OR UNIQUE 9 Available Sound Classes
330
BEYOND OR UNIQUE 5 Available Sound Classes
220
BEYOND OR UNIQUE
Unavailable
Unavailable
3 Available Sound Classes
WHAT DO THE SOUND CLASSES MEAN? Not all sound classes are available in all hearing aids. Music
Optimizes the hearing aid settings for reproduction of live or recorded music by maintaining the acoustical dynamics and fullness of the music
Quiet
Optimizes the hearing aid settings for use in quiet environments with limited to no background noise
Party
Optimizes the hearing aid settings for use in listening situations characterized by many people speaking simultaneously, such as a party
Transport
Optimizes the hearing aid settings for use in listening situations characterized by continuous low-frequency sounds, such as car noise
Urban
Optimizes the hearing aid settings for use in listening situations characterized by variable sounds, such as a supermarket, a city, or a noisy workplace
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