Widex Zen, Tinnitus Management

Nobody else can hear it – but you hear it all the time. It’s a ringing, buzzing or humming noise playing in your ears, and it’s exasperating. The aggravating ringing in your ears, called tinnitus, can however be managed.

This App provides you with a sounder player with relaxing Zen sounds. The Zen sounds presented on the playlist are intended to provide a relaxing sound background for adults (21 years and older) who desire to listen to such a background in quiet. The Zen sounds may be used as sound therapy tool in a tinnitus treatment program that is prescribed by a licensed hearing healthcare professional (audiologist, hearing care specialists, otolaryngologists) who is trained in tinnitus management.

The Zen sounds presented in the playlist are intended to be used in quiet where hearing everyday sounds is not critical. The sounds are intended to provide a relaxing sound background for those who suffers from tinnitus.

The app also provides you with access to educational tools, which are intended to increase your awareness, about how to live with your tinnitus, through education on the basics of tinnitus as well as explained exercises.

Usage:

The app is intended to be used with Widex hearing aids (either with streaming capability or via a COM-DEX). We recommend you listen to the selected sound for at least 2-4 hours a day, at a soft level. It is important the you choose a sound that you find is pleasant, to help you shift your focus away from your tinnitus. Listen to the sound while you are in quiet surroundings doing other things: reading, relaxing, working, etc.  If you use hearing aids, the sounds in the app may be used alone (without amplification) in quiet when you are not required to hear surrounding sounds. Or, they can be used so both the surrounding sounds and the app sounds are heard together.

Compatibility

The Widex Zen – Tinnitus Management App is optimized for Android devices running Android OS version 6.0 – Marshmallow or later. The application is compatible with the following devices:

Galaxy S7

Galaxy S7 Edge

Galaxy S6

Galaxy S6 Edge

Galaxy Note 4

Galaxy Note 5

Please note: devices not mentioned above may or may not work with this app. In case of any problems or malfunctions, please make sure that your device is running the latest software version provided by your manufacturer.

Be aware that certain devices will not receive further software updates from the manufacturer because the device has reached the manufacturer’s end-of-life-date. In these cases, Widex is unable to assist with solving problems related to running this app.

Consult the Widex website for up-to-date compatibility information: https://global.widex.com/tinnitus-app-faq

Product number: 5 300 0007 001

Version: 1.0