So what we have with us today is the
latest release from Widex and this is the
Widex Beyond. So this is Widex's
first made for iPhone hearing aid so it
is only available at this stage in the
Fusion or the receiver in the ear model.
So if we take a closer look we've got a
button at the back, that button can act
as a volume control program control or a
bit of both. So it does depend on how it's
program for you. Since it is a receiver
in the ear we've got a thin wire
connecting to the speaker unit, and we've
got a rubber dome on the end, with that
plastic lock coming down. So the Fusion
is a 312 device. So if we pry that
open that battery door and we can place
that 312 battery inside like
so and give that a close.
Now if we place this on the dummy.
Okay, so the hearing aid does sit maybe
halfway down the ear yet we still have
access to the button at the back and
we've got that thin wire coming down
with the speaker unit sitting deep
inside the ear canal.
Okay so let's have a closer
look at this app. So once the hearing aids
are paired we should be greeted with this
screen. Now we've got two programs
programmed into the hearing aid we've
got a Universal and a Music mode. If you
do want to switch programs, if we hit
"Music" it just switches over to that icon,
and you click that back to "Universal" it
switches back to Universal. Now
underneath we've got a volume slider, now
the great thing is we do get a numerical
value telling us where we're at. So if we
want to go back to the midpoint we just
bring it back down to 5. You can also
tap the little speaker as well If you want
to quickly mute the hearing aids you can
select the mute function as well. Now the
greatest feature I think with this app is the
equalizer. So what this actually does, it
gives you a bit more control over the
hearing. So a bit more fine-tuning. So if
you feel that you want to give yourself
a bit more mid pitch, you want to roll
down the high frequencies to make things
less tinny. You do have that control. You
can also use the presets below, to make
any adjustments. You can also make
independent left and right control, so if
you want a little bit more volume in the
right or the left, you can do so quite
easily. Now another feature that I like
is this "add new program". So let's say for
example you go out regularly, but you
find in a noisy environment you're not
getting as much high pitch as you'd like.
So what we could do is create a program,
which gives you a little bit more
high-frequency. We can go back and add a
new program, select save, and now we've
just created a favorite program. So if we go
back to Universal and we're going to the
"sound menu" and we check the "equalizer",
we've got a flat response. But if we
switch into the newest program we created,
go into "sound menu", "equalizer" you can see
we've got more high frequency than
before. So a great feature we this
you can create your own programs. So
again giving you more control. Another
feature we like is "Find my hearing aids".
section. So if you do misplace your
hearing aids, there is a feature which
tells you where they were last seen. There is
also an another mode to help you find
where they are.
Now if we go back, another feature we
also like is the "directional focus". So
you can choose to focus the hearing aids
to the front, back, left or right. Again
giving you more control. At the top we
can also check battery status, as you can
see it's telling us that the batteries
are looking okay and it's connected via bluetooth.
That's the app.
The hearing aids are water-resistant with an IP68
rating. It is Telecoil enabled, which
allows the hearing aid to connect to
T-loop systems found in places of
worship or in landline phones. At this
stage the Beyond is only available in
the Fusion model, which are the
220, 330 and 440.
Since it is a made for iPhone hearing
aid we can connect via bluetooth. We can
also connect to Android phones as well,
however there are limited features which
we will discuss further. The Fusion will
fit most hearing losses, as the receivers
are interchangeable so we are able to
fit a more powerful receiver to this
hearing aid. The Widex app is available
in the Apple App Store. The app is only
compatible with the more recent iPhones.
Since this is a made for iPhone device
we can use this app for bluetooth
streaming of both phone calls and media.
We can also use the app as a remote
control for the hearing aids and giving
you the ability to change the volume
programs and fine tune the hearing aids
as well. The app is also available on the
Google Play Store, however for Android we
can only use the app as a remote control
Android at this stage does not allow
Bluetooth audio streaming to hearing aids.
That was our overview on the Widex
Beyond. If you have any questions you can
reach us at valuehearing.com.au
Thanks for watching.