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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SOUND CLASSIFICATION DYNAMIC FEATURE ASSESSMENT Not all sound classes are available in all hearing aids. BALANCED / DEFAULT
MORE AUDIBILITY
MORE COMFORT
Preserves full dynamic range of sound Preserves low freuqency sounds Maximizes naturalness Sounds heard from all directions Minimal compression High-Frequency Boost (6K Hz +) Speech in noise – off Wind noise reduction off No impulse control
Increase gain for mid and soft level sounds Minimal impulse control Provides more overall gain
Attenuation of overall sound level Provides less overall gain Maximized impulse sound control
Increased audibililty for all soft sounds More overall gain and loudness
Maximum reduction of soft level sounds Less overall gain and loudness
Quiet
Audibility of soft speech Reduction of soft background noise Stable sound picture/less compression Adaptive sound directionality Attenuates impulse sounds to maintain comfort Minimal noise management Wind noise attenuation
Speech intelligibility optimized for improved speech understanding Provides more overall gain
Party
Optimized speech understanding in noise Focus on speech in front Maimum audibility of speech sounds Maximum attenuation of low frequency noise Attenuates impulse sounds Wind noise attenuation
Speech intelligibity optimized for comfort Provides less overall gain Maximized impulse sound control
Transport
Maximum attenuation of low frequency noise Adaptive sound directionality Attenuates impulse sounds Stable sound picture Active speech and noise attenuation Access to speech signal Wind noise attenuation
Speech intelligibility optimized for improved speech understanding Minimal impulse control Provides more overall gain
Speech intelligibity optimized for comfort Provides less overall gain Maximized impulse sound control
Audibility for soft, mid and louder sounds Adaptive sound directionality Minimum atteunation of low frequency noise Maintains a wide input dynamic range Wind noise attenuation Attenuates impulse sounds
Speech intelligibility optimized for improved speech understanding Provides more overall gain
Minimal impulse control Provides less overall gain
Music
Urban
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SOUND CLASS