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Zen: Thinking Outside the Box Case Studies

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1.  Which software option allows for a timed Zen sleep program?
  1. Zen shaped noise
  2. Zen Smart Toggle
  3. Zen Aqua
  4. None of the above
2.  What take home relaxation tools are available in the WZT program?
  1. WZT relaxation CDs
  2. WZT relaxation brochure
  3. Both a and b
  4. None of the above
3.  Which Widex product is designed for people with near normal hearing and complaints of tinnitus?
  1. Dream
  2. Super
  3. Zen2Go
  4. Menu
4.  Zen is offered in which of the Widex hearing aid families?
  1. Clear
  2. Dream
  3. Mind
  4. Menu
  5. All of the above
5.  What are the setting options that are available within the Zen program?
  1. Microphones off
  2. Add noise
  3. Change Tempo
  4. Limited play time
  5. All of the above
6.  Which Widex study showed evidence of improved skills in focus, concentration and relaxation?
  1. A Clinician’s Experience with Using Fractal Music for Tinnitus Management Hearing Review. 2011; 18 (11): 50-55
  2. “The Hearing Aid as a Music Synthesizer” Hearing Review, October 2008; Volume 15, Number 11: Pages 28, 30, 32, 33, 36, 37, & 38.
  3. Kuk F, Peeters H, Lau CL. The efficacy of fractal music employed in hearing aids for tinnitus management. Hearing Review. 2010;17(10):32-42.
  4. Sweetow, R.W., Henderson, S.J. (2010). Effects of acoustical stimuli delivered through hearing aids on tinnitus. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 21(7), 461-473
7.  Zen can be used for the following conditions
  1. Tinnitus
  2. Sleep difficulties
  3. Relaxation
  4. Focus and concentration
  5. All of the above
8.  Which Zen tone in the Zen library has been found to be the most relaxing?
  1. Zen aqua
  2. Zen sand
  3. Zen noise
  4. Zen coral
9.  Which candidates would benefit from the utilization of the relaxation CDs recorded by Robert Sweetow?
  1. Tinnitus Patients
  2. Patients with sleeping issues
  3. Patients with concentration difficulties
  4. Patients with high stress jobs
  5. All of the above
10.  Which stimulus has been proven to provide tinnitus relief, relaxation, concentration, and habituation?
  1. Zen tones
  2. Self selected music
  3. Broadband noise
  4. Modulated white noise