Ten Things You Might Not Have Known About The Widex Unique
By David Bryce on 31st December 2015
We saw a great little post from Widex on their latest Unique platform of hearing aids. We have been suitably impressed with the hearing aids having had fantastic results with all of them we have fitted. The customers are really pleased with their hearing aids and the results they are getting. The article is called 10 Facts About Widex Unique Hearing Aids.
We know that Widex UNIQUE hearing aids deliver fantastic sound quality, reliability and effectiveness. However a lot goes into the design and testing of digital hearing aids. Here are ten things from Widex about the Unique hearing aids that you might not have known:
- Power that Lasts: The hearing aid battery on Widex UNIQUE is powerful. You can watch 280 episodes of your favorite sitcom before it runs out.
- Hear what you want: Widex UNIQUE hearing aids’ Soft Level Noise Reduction can reduce unwanted soft sounds like the humming of a fridge, but maintain useful soft sounds such as quiet speech
- Hearing aids take flight: Our sound engineer took a flight from Denmark to Germany and back just to test how WIDEX UNIQUE hearing aids perform on a plane. Read more.
- Now entering the Apps-phere: Widex has an app! The COM-DEX app pairs with your hearing aids and allows you to receive calls or adjust the volume on your hearing aids – all from your mobile phone. The app pairs with the Widex COM-DEX assistive listening device and is available in the iTunes app store or via Google Play.
- Cinema quality: Our “Arctic Challenge” film for UNIQUE took place on a frozen lake in Norway. With temperatures reaching 15-20 degrees, we had to work fast to complete filming before it melted.
- Total Satisfaction: In a survey, 100% of participants using WIDEX UNIQUE hearing aids rated that they were either satisfied (35%) or very satisfied (65%) with the improvement in their hearing.
- Your UNIQUE size: The smallest model of UNIQUE is smaller than a shirt button.
- Your UNIQUE style: Tan silk? Sporty red? Shocking pink? UNIQUE is available in 14 colors for behind-the-ear models and three colors for in-the-ear models.
- Speed demon: UNIQUE is so fast that it makes up to 600 million calculations per second.
- Name that Sound: The WIDEX UNIQUE sound library has over 500 sounds from 100 listening environments, which were used to ‘train’ the hearing aids to detect different listening environments.
You can see the full range of Widex Unique hearing aids here.