Widex

The latest model from Widex hearing is the SmartRIC & Widex Moment Sheer 440. What sets Widex apart from other hearing aid manufacturers is designing hearing aids that sound natural.  Their hearing aids have a long-standing reputation as being the most natural sounding for music and are worn by many musicians

The Widex Moment Sheer & SmartRIC offer several unique features not found in other hearing aids.  They offer the fastest sound processing speed in the industry making it the most natural sounding and great form music enjoyment.  However, what really sets Widex apart from other hearing aids is the Soundsense Learn Technology where users, through the Widex Smartphone app, can personalize their listening experience by choosing from different sound inventories to potentially improve listening difficulties in specific situations. 

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FEATURES 

Sound Sense Learn Technology

Hearing aid users can be challenged by hearing aids that do not help them hear what they want to hear in that exact moment. Using artificial intelligence (AI), Sound Sense Learn is a technology that helps hearing aid users control how they hear, in the moment, simply by listening to sound profiles suggested by the Widex Moment app on their smartphones.

Additionally, Widex constantly updates its “sound” “inventory” of sound profiles from other Widex Moment Sheer wearers all over the world to create automatic recommendations that can be instantly accessed by users.  No longer do users have to rush back to their audiologist with requests to analyze, interpret and change the hearing aid settings for you. 

With Sound Send Learn technology, users can do it for themselves in their own listening environment, immediately! SoundSense Learn lets hearing aid users gain full control of what they want to hear, right now, in real life. Sound Sense Learn technology was preferred by 89% of  test participants over hearing aids without this technology. 

Pure Sound Technology

Most hearing aids today take 5-8 milliseconds to process sound. That delay can cause distortion that makes a hearing aid sound artificial or unnatural. Widex’s new Pure Sound Technology is an ultrafast signal pathway that reduces the processing delay by 10-16 times between microphone and receiver to below 0.5 to overcome artificial sound, making it the most natural sounding hearing aid on the market. 

  • Drastically reduces the time it takes for the hearing aids to process sound. 
  • Eliminates the tinny or artificial sound common in traditional hearing aids to deliver a more natural sound quality
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Charge N Clean Charger

  • 4-hour charge for full day use – 30-min charge for 4-hour hearing aid use
  • UV-C LED treatment eliminates up to 99.99% of bacteria, yeast and viruses

Widex Moment App

Fine tune your hearing aid and enjoy telephone calls in stereo using an app especially made for the hearing devices on your iPhone and Android Smartphone. Features:

  • Personalize the hearing aids using an equalizer and create your own personal program settings
  • Remote Control-make volume changes, mute/unmute and direct speech to the front, back or sides of the hearing devices
  • Audio Streaming directly from your Smartphone
  • Monitor battery status and find your hearing aids if they are misplaced/lost
  • My Sound-features that uses artificial intelligence and information from other hearing aid users to make recommendations and adjustment suggestions that the user can select for improved hearing in hard to hear listening environments.
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speech enhancer feature

Speech Enhancer

Communicating in a noisy environment is one of the most challenging situations for hearing aid users and many experience difficulties focusing on one speaker.

Most top-range hearing aids have some kind of noise reduction system. But noise reduction strategies vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. A recent investigation has shown that most noise reduction systems simply dampen the low frequencies to reduce noise. The risk involved in doing this is that speech cues can also be dampened along with the background noise.

The Widex Speech Enhancer system, on the other hand, is able to reduce noise so that it is under the hearing threshold of the listener while at the same time boosting regions with speech by applying extra gain in these regions.

Built to Last

WIDEX MOMENT is designed to reduce the risk of moisture damage. Because less corrosion means more durability.

  • Water-resistant nano coating, durable microphones and smart engineering
  • Rechargeable options have no battery door, so there are fewer gaps for moisture to sneak into.

TECHNOLOGY LEVELS

The Widex Moment/SmartRIC comes in 3 technology levels-premium, advanced and standard. All three technology levels offer Bluetooth wireless connection with Smartphones using the Smart App for phone calls, and user ability to change settings and volume of the hearing aids. All three levels also offer a 3-year manufacturer warranty including office visits.

The differences between the 3 different technology levels are not in the outside design or appearance of the hearing aid, but the computer chip on the inside.  Most hearing aid brands look almost the same on the outside.  And, all major hearing aid brands manufacture sleek, discreet looking device that are lightweight, very comfortable, durable and secure, even when removing eyeglasses.

Generally speaking, the more advanced technologies offer more sophisticated features  for managing background noise and adjusting  the hearing aid to the individual’s hearing loss. The explanation of each feature can be found below. All hearing aids are fit by a Doctor of Audiology If you suffer from tinnitus, hearing aids may reduce that discomfort from the ringing/buzzing.

Moment/SmartRIC-220

$3,195

Per Pair

Features

Channels-10
Sound Classes-4
Programs-3
HD Locator
Soft Level Reduction
Noise Reduction
Directonal Focus
Audibility Extender
Variable Speed Processing
Enhanced Compression
TruAcoustics

Standard

Moment/SmartRIC-330

$3,795

Per Pair

Includes Moment/SmartRIC-220 plus the following additional features:

Channels-12
Sound Classes-7
Programs-4
Digital Pinna
Speech Enhancer




Advanced

Moment/SmartRIC-440

$4,695

Per Pair

Includes Moment/SmartRIC-330 plus the following additional features:

Channels-12
Sound Classes-7
Programs-4
High-Frequency Boost
SMARTWIND Manager




Premium
Widex Moment/SmartRICFeatures & Benefits
Calm SituationCreates a comfortable listening environment to enjoy one-on-one conversation
ChannelsFilters that process sound by tone or frequency and provide discreet adjustments to the hearing aid based on a user’s hearing prescription
Comfort in EchMotion Sensor HearingoReduces distracting echo in reverberant environments like large buildings
Dynamic Noise CancellationAutomatically reduces background noise so it is easier to understand speech in front 
EchoBlockDetects and suppresses reverberation caused by reflection of sound from walls, ceilings or windows
Motion Sensor HearingDetects whether you are standing or moving and adjusts the microphones in the aid to optimize your ability to hear in a noisy environment
MusicOffers a full and rich music experience
SoundRelaxCushions unpleasant impulse sounds
Speech in CarListening effort is reduced in the care for more enjoyable hearing and speech
Speech in Loud NoiseWith both hearing aids working together, reduces noise from the back and sides and focuses on speech coming from the front
Speech in NoiseNoise is reduced from the back allowing you to focus on the conversation in front of you
Speech in 360 degreesAutomatically selects the direction of speech, improving speech understanding without the need for the user to face the speaker
SpeechSensorOptimizes ability to hear speech from the side and back in noise
StereoZoom 2.0Automatic activation of hearing aid microphones to focus on a speaker in front of the user in a noisy environment
UltrazoomAutomatically reduces background noise around you so that it is easer to hear speech in front of you