Widex Zen, Tinnitus Management

So thankful I found this app and wish I had it years ago. I’ve had tinnitus since a very young age (I think caused by many many ear infections damaging my ears?) and even though I lived with it all my life, there’s times it’s worse like when I’m sick or times when it’s almost unbearable because I can’t have one quiet moment. Sleepless nights with babies and all the anxieties of motherhood have made my tinnitus the tip of the iceberg when I’m exhausted with days of no sleep yet a racing mind keeping me up and on top of it all my ears seem to ring extra loud in these moments in the middle of the night. This apps sounds have helped me so much in these nights when a box fan won’t cut it. Turning on these sounds to make my mind focus on them instead of the endless thoughts and tinnitus has been incredibly helpful. Thank you for making this and please never remove it!!

I find this app very helpful to distract me from the tinnitus. Unfortunately when there’s an interruption like a phone call, the app doesn’t auto turn back on after the call has ended. I have to return to the app to restart.. Like many other apps can this feature be added?

When my mild to moderate tinnitus acts up, I use “Pink Noise” for a few minutes and it stops my tinnitus immediately, especially at night/bedtime when it is most perceptible. This app is remarkable!

The collection of audio tracks in this app is great. I listen to several but my favorite is Zen Dreams because of the bird that lives in it. I say “lives” because there is a slight echo that makes its calls sound so real. The first time I heard the bird I was at a mall and I looked around for it, thinking that it had gotten inside by mistake, that’s how real it sounds. I look forward to its impromptu visits. Some of the reviewers think that you need Widex hearing aids to use the app but that’s a misconception. The app is no different than other streaming apps so it can be used with any Bluetooth speaker or earbuds besides hearing aids. I use it also with a Bluetooth headband to help me go to sleep when my tinnitus is acting up.

I was using this app to retrain my hearing to control tinnitus. When the new version of the IOS was installed this app would stop every time the screen went to sleep or I navigated away from the app. I would then go back and restart the app. Too bad. My audiologist recommended this as one of the best tinnitus apps.

The relaxation breathing exercise would be good If I didn’t want to ram a pencil into my ear every time I listen to this guy. His voice isn’t soothing or relaxing. He reminds me of my college economics professor that was as dry as popcorn farts. Jeezle ... get someone with a better voice personality than this guy.

When my T is bad in the morning. I find relief with this app till it calms down down. Luv zen dreams

I like this app but it hasn’t been updated in 3 years. Is it abandoned or will there be more updates? Thank you.

I’m in my 60’s and had instant tinnitus onset after a stroke 2 years ago. VERY loud, 24x7, with occasional so-loud-I-want-to-die ‘storms’ that last several minutes. Tried 4 different ENTs / audiologists, acupuncture (2018 WHO study), Klonopin (too sedating), and Ativan (works somewhat but scary addiction potential and short duration), and medical cannabis (some strains help...others make it worse). Finally got a referral to a local tinnitus specialist who set me up with the Evoke hearing aids 2 weeks ago. I have the Evoke app for control...and have made my own ‘programs’...but every now and then, I just need the Zen soundtracks in this app. I was able to read a book (for some reason, the tinnitus made that difficult) with Zen Fly last weekend...and nearly cried. Yesterday...ONE Ativan instead of THREE. Widex hardware is not cheap, and insurance carrier laughed at me, but the improvement is very good. Hopefully, I can train the auditory cortex to behave. So far, this is the best thing I’ve found.

This is really well done. It’s great to be able to put on a soothing background whether you have tinnitus or not. And if you do there are several backgrounds, so depending on how bad your tinnitus is, you can go with soothing or with white/pink noise. Mine comes and goes, so it’s great being able to pick what works best for the moment. These are a lot like the backgrounds in an app I sometimes use with sleep phones when I can’t get to sleep. This app would work really great for that, but I take the hearing aids out at night when I sleep. Maybe I’ll try the sleep options for a nap sometime. Anyway, it’s really a nice app with more options and much more flexible than having a Zen program added to the HA by the audiologist.