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What are the Components of Widex ZEN Therapy?

Susan de Bondt, AuD

November 26, 2018

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What are the components of Widex ZEN Therapy?

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Widex's approach to tinnitus management has been a long-standing one, which encompasses four pillars of counseling, amplification, fractal tones (ZEN) and relaxation. This approach of combining these components is very different from the way many other manufacturers have designed their plan for tinnitus relief within their hearing aids. In most cases, others focus on a masking approach, whereas Widex ZEN Therapy is designed to promote habituation. Habituation is the retraining of the brain by stimulating the auditory cortex appropriately and resetting the link between the auditory cortex and the limbic system.

four pillars of counseling, amplification, fractal tones and relaxation

This Ask the Expert is an excerpt from the interview, Real Life Hearing and Tinnitus Management with EVOKE and Zen Therapy. For more information please visit: https://www.widex.pro/en/products/tinnitus-solutions or Widex Partner Page on AudiologyOnline.


susan de bondt

Susan de Bondt, AuD

Sr. Clinical Education Specialist

Susan de Bondt’s audiology experience spans 30 years and includes ENT and Audiology private practice ownership/management, VA Healthcare System in southwest Florida, and 12 years as a Product & Education Specialist for two global manufacturers.  Her current employment with Widex began in April 2015 as a Professional Education Manager for South Florida and the Carolinas. Dr. de Bondt received her Masters of Science Degree in Audiology from the University of South Florida and completed a Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D) from the University of Florida in 2000. She is a licensed Audiologist in the state of Florida.  She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Florida Academy of Audiology. 


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