Widex Announces Upgrade to Moment App
Widex USA Inc announced that wearers of the company’s Widex MOMENT family of hearing aids can now stream music, calls, and other content from Android smartphones, thanks to an upgrade to its Widex MOMENT App.
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Widex Launches My Sound AI Features
Widex USA Inc announced Widex My Sound, a portfolio of AI features including a new solution that “instantly enables intelligent customization of the company’s Widex MOMENT hearing aids based on a users’ activity and listening intent.”
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Palm Springs Hearing Seminars ‘Providing Hearing Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic’ Seminar to Take Place December 4-5
The conference will focus on safely and effectively providing hearing healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Efficacy of Directional Microphones in Open Fittings Under Realistic Signal-to-Noise Ratios Using Widex MOMENT Hearing Aids
PureSound with ZeroDelay technology has been designed to shorten hearing aid processing delays to less than 0.5 ms across frequencies and therefore greatly enhance the sound quality, particularly for large-vent or open fittings—fittings that can reduce the effectiveness of directional microphones. This study shows the PureSound program on the MOMENT hearing aid is as effective as the premium products of two other manufacturers for managing speech understanding in noise at realistic SNRs.
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WS Audiology Appoints Liberman as President of US Region
Daniel Liberman has joined WS Audiology as President for the US region and member of Group Management, responsible for both Widex and Sivantos US strategic coordination.
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Reducing Hearing Aid Delay for Optimal Sound Quality: A New Paradigm in Processing
Sound quality in digital hearing aids is often compromised due to signal-processing delay and the resulting “comb-filter effect.” To change this, Widex recently introduced a new solution, designed particularly for mild-to-moderate hearing losses, which employs an ultralow delay. This results in a sound quality that has, until now, been unattainable in digital hearing aids. This article describes the physics of hearing aid delay, and presents a field study on the sound quality experience of the new system.
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Widex Launches Moment Hearing Device
The Widex Moment platform achieves this hearing experience by leveraging two distinct signal pathways. The ‘classic’ Widex signal pathway is paired with a second ultra-fast signal pathway that adds extra gearing to the platform, the company says.
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I Love Hearing Audiology Group Launches New Website
The hearing aid information center compiles dozens of frequently asked questions about the hearing aid selection and fitting process, which can be “overwhelming” without guidance to those exploring how hearing aids can help. The site also answers common questions about tinnitus.
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WS Audiology is ‘First Hearing Aid Company’ to Receive Eu MDR Certification
The certification process at WS Audiology, with hearing aids and related software in scope, started with on-site audits in October and November of 11 sites in Europe, the US, China, and Singapore. During these audits, the company reports that its new quality management system was reviewed by notified body TüV Süd to ensure compliance to the EU Medical Device Regulation.
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SoundSense Learn: When Average Is Not Enough
A much-used quote relating to the use (or misuse) of statistics is: “It’s very possible for a man to drown standing in a river that has an average depth of 6 inches.” In other words, averages do not always reflect practical experience. This holds for many things, including hearing aid fittings.
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Dr Jennifer Bobo Receives Scott Haug Outstanding Texas Audiologist Award
This award is presented to a Texas audiologist who, directly in their service to individuals with hearing loss or in volunteer efforts related to the field of hearing health care, has made outstanding contributions to the audiology industry.
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Søren Westermann Named DTU’s 2020 Honorary Alumnus
Søren Westermann has been named the Technical University of Denmark’s (DTU) Honorary Alumnus...
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Widex Introduces Real-Life Insights Feature on Evoke Hearing Aids
Building upon Widex’ data logging capabilities, Real-Life Insights is said to gather data on when patients create and use personal programs, how they’ve customized their EVOKE hearing aids’ settings, and how often they use each personal program.
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AuDacity 2019 to Take Place in National Harbor, Maryland, November 14-16
A record-setting number of aging consumers are 65 and older, and audiologists are needed now more than ever. How do you most effectively serve the hearing and balance needs of this diverse group?
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When One Size Does Not Fit All: Special Hearing Solutions for Special Occasions
Hearing aids continue to offer special programs for special listening needs. But just how good are these programs, and what types of preferences do hearing aid wearers have when using them? This study compares two special programs with the Universal program in Widex EVOKE hearing aids. Along with some revealing insights into fitting individual patients, the results demonstrated that both special programs performed the job they were designed to do, and the overall study shows the potential benefits of providing special programs for special listening situations and individual preferences.
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Widex Appoints Valerie Karpeck as Regional Vice President, Northeast Region
Karpeck is described as an established sales leader in Widex’s announcement, with experience in multiple areas of healthcare including hearing healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.
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Sivantos Reports Sustainability Progress as UN Global Compact Member
The United Nations has designed 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that are said to “form a blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all.” They address the many global challenges humankind faces, including those related to health (SDG3), education (SDG 4), affordable and clean energy (SDG 7), and responsible consumption and production (SDG 12).
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Widex Launches #KeepMakingWaves Campaign for Hearing Healthcare Professionals and Patients
By participating in #KeepMakingWaves, patients and prospects can read stories of success. According to Widex, they can get insight into best practices, things to ask their doctor or clinician, and, overall, how to play a better role in their own hearing health.
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