Widex Passion

lovespaper,

The price seems about $1,400 too high, but I suppose it depends on how many years of insurance, etc, you audiologist is providing with that.

Best, World89

She is just providing the normal 2 year warranty. My other question is do you think that audiologists that work in a Dr.s office approach their diagnosis or do you think someone who only does hearing aids is better suited?

Thanks!

From mistakes I have made in choosing audiologists I have concluded that it is best to choose an audiologist who has at least 8 years of experience (if not more), has a great deal of experience with the particular hearing aids you are buying from them, has enough experience fitting people with your particular type of hearing loss, and is not too proud to call the hearing aid company’s on-call audiologist for programing advice when necessary. Unfortunately there are some audiologists who will simply lie if you ask them these questions, as I found out, to get your business. But I don’t know about your particular question.

I hope that helps.

Good advice to all. So, is it worth $2,200 to eliminate those little, annoying sounds like road noise, the air blowing through the vents in the car and at home…? I guess that is just something I will personally have to decide. Any insight would be appreciated.

Thank you for the advice. You both sound like you are very wise and knowledgable and experienced. I am going to shop around a bit and see what I come up with. I will also try to negotiate with her; who knows? She might go for it.

Thanks again.

cindie

Wow…I didn’t know the price quoted to you was not for a 115. That price is definitely way to high. It was $1,400 too high for the 115. You’ll definitely be able to get a better price.

Good luck!

@HA-User said:

I ended up switching from the PA-110 to the PA-115 to allow finer tuning in the highs. Was the extra cost worth it? Hmmm, I haven’t quite decided yet. I’m leaning towards it not being worth it.

UPDATE: Well, after experiencing the PA-115 in a noisy environment, I have decided that the extra cost WAS worth it. There was a big jump in price (~70%) …which is disgusting on so many levels…but there is a performance boost that I think is worth it given the amount of time I’m in noisy environments.

@HA-User said:

The PA-110 has 2 available listening programs:

• master or “automatic mode” as you call it plus one other from below:

The PA-115 has 3 available programs:

• master plus two of the following:

You are very informative and I learn more on Passion.

Many Thanks

I live in Thailand and am restricted by only two hearing centers in my town south of Bangkok. I can buy either Widex or Resound and have tried both. I am a new HA user with little to no hearing in my right ear and limited in my left. So I only need one aid. I tried both the Dot 20 and the Passion 115 but was allowed only a one week trial on the Passion. I could only try the Dot while in the sales office.

So I bought the Passion 115. I have had it now for two months. I use the closed dome small size as was suggested by the young lady seller. There is no audiologist in the town. It seems to work fine but I have no comparison. It has certainly improved my life now being able to hear conversations. I did not buy the remote, as after trying it I felt it not worth the price.

Both the Dot 20 and the Passion 115 were close in price, the Passion being just a bit more. So far I am happy with the Widex Passion.

Gary H. (sanmyn@aol.com)

Hi, i am testing the passion 110’s for about 2 weeks now. Before these i tested the Resound be, and the resound Dot, but both of these made an internal noise, that was impossible for me to stand. So now i’m trying the passion 110 in both ears. I’m happy with the devices, but i have a problem with the ear tips. In my right ear there is no real problem, the tip comes out about twice every hour, especially while i’m eating, but i can live with that. The problem is my left ear. That one is a bit smaller, and the smaller open tips are to small, en fall out all the time. The bigger ones are to big, and hurt my ear. Now I have the smaller ones, and they placed an anchor, but now the sound is not as good as it was, because the tip is not deep enough. I really want to buy the passions, but not when they hurt or fall out. Does anyone know how to solve this problem?

Have worn it for about 5 weeks and love it. Am wearing the “open-ear tip”, washing the eartip weekly. Am wondering about the “NanoCare waxguard” and how often it should be replaced. It looks clear, but could there be wax build up which I’m not seeing? How often are others finding they need to change that “waxguard?”

@Khenkels said:

Went to my Audiologist (3rd visit), and she surprised me when I walked in and she said she had a new aid for me to try - Widex Passion. This HA is amazing to watch the programming. She tested my hearing with alot of different tones with the hearing aids on. Ran some other test and then as we spoke, especially her voice as she was trying to get her voice up to the peak. The individual tone 100 up were bouncing up and down and she talked. She then took that data and programmed my Unitron 16’s. She sent both aids with me, and I am currently wearing the Passion’s. The passion cannot be adjusted on the aid, but everything has to be done thru a remote control. You can have up to 3 programs and volume.

She wanted me to try the Passion’s as they have about 25 of these out and are getting nothing but great responses and the main thing she is hearing is that they (customers) are getting better clarity, sound more natural and smoother. You are not suppose to need a telephone program, thus no t-coil.

The passions are giving me different sounds - I like this. I am getting some additional clarity too. The things I do not like about the Passion is the 10 battery and no t-coil. They are very small, and the color can be changed in the office as she did for me. I chose a copper color, but the hot pink and lime green were pretty too. We did not discuss price, but I belive this is alot more expensive if my memory serves me.

I have tried a variety of hearing aids since this all began…with first HIS, what a joke compared to my current one, I tried the delta 6000’s and the Vigo Pro. Could not get the clarity, feedback issues corrected.

Current audiologist I have tried the Audeo V (which we have completely ruled out now), Next 16 (big contender), and now the Passion.j

Hope this helps somone considering one of these Aids.

May I know why you rule out Audeo V completely? which version of Passion are u trying?
i am choosing between Audeo V and Passion 115 too. personally did not find too much difference except that Passion sound is more pleasant. but Passion is much more EX

This is a followup to the post I made in February: I have one Widex Passion 110 in my left ear. The right ear is beyond help.

I have had the Passion now for 8 months with no problems. I use a closed tulip medium size and the aid is so comfortable I forget I have it on.

My one complaint is leaking batteries. I live in Thailand and they are possbily affected by the heat and humidity. Some batteries last for 4-5 days but most start leaking a orange substance into the shell within 2-3 days. I have tried the Widex Battery, the Duracell and the Eveready. All leak about the same.

The Passion has greatly improved my life. Now i can hold conversation in a noisy or quiet environment and hear TV pretty well.

I will be in San Francisco in December and intend to have the aid professionally adjusted and maybe try out some other brands for a spare.

I did try the Dot 20 but was not allowed to try it for more than a short time in the seller’s office.

My cost for the Passion 110 was about $1,800. I tried but decided against the remote.

Has onyone had experience with the Dot 20? I would love to hear from you.

Gary H.
sanmyn@aol.com

@lovespaper said:

I am a first time user of hearing aids. I saw an audiologist who recommended the Widex Passion 105’s. I wore them as a trial for several days and loved the difference they have made. When I went back to see her, I had some little gripes about a few things but nothing major. As a result, she bumped me up to the 110 to see if the additional channels made a difference. They have been great! The only hitch is that the price jump is huge! The price went from $5,500 for the 105 up to $7,700 for the 110’s. This seemed excessive to me and comparing prices found on the internet confirmed my feelings. Does the price increase/difference seem overboard and at what point do you compromise the “small gripes” for a bunch more $$?

Thanks,
cindie

I was given quotes around and under $5000 Canadian in the last 6 months for a set of Widex 115’s with remote and fittings. Always shop at least 3 different places for price and service. You deserve to know what is going on in your area even if you have to travel into a city center. If you live in the States or Canada i have to say the price being asked of you is WAY TO HIGH.