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ReSound ONE - Investor and analyst introduction
August 27, 2020
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Agenda
Introduction to ReSound ONE – Gitte Aabo, CEO
Technical perspectives on ReSound ONE – Gitte Aabo, CEO
Audiology perspectives on ReSound ONE – Laurel Christensen, Chief Audiology Officer
Q&A
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New chipset, new software and M&RIE
ReSound ONE introduces an additional microphone in the ear –
utilizing the individual ear
ReSound ONE is truly groundbreaking and will set the standard for
the future of the industry
Hearing loss is as unique as a fingerprint due to the shape of the
outer ear
79% of hearing aids sold are BTE and RIE models where the
microphones are placed behind the ear. These models have a number of
benefits despite reduced sound quality
Introducing ReSound ONE
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Agenda
Introduction to ReSound ONE – Gitte Aabo, CEO
Technical perspectives on ReSound ONE – Gitte Aabo, CEO
Audiology perspectives on ReSound ONE – Laurel Christensen, Chief Audiology Officer
Q&A
Organic hearing - GN Hearing continues to deliver industry firsts
19881st WDRC used
in a hearing aid
19931st DSP & DFS
used in hearing aid
20031st to introduce an open
mini BTE
20141st Made-for-iPhone
hearing aids
20121st to introduce
2.4 GHz e2e
technology
20201st to introduce All Access
Directionality & M&RIE
With ReSound ONE we once again will change the
industry and advance our goal of providing the most
organic hearing possible
20081st to introduce
Asymmetric directionality
WDRC: Wide Dynamic Range Compression
DSP: Digital Signal Processing
DFS: Digital Feedback Suppression
e2e: Ear to Ear
ULTRA FOCUS
BENEFITS
• Ultra Focus is a powerful binaural beamformer
to help patients focus on the person in front of
them in very noisy environments with up to
30% improvement in speech understanding
over All Access Directionality*
• Confidence to hear in the most difficult
situations
• User Controlled
ReSound ONE brings a truly individualized customer experience for all listening
situations
*Groth J.(2020). The evolution of the binaural hearing strategy: AllAccess Directionality and Ultra Focus. ReSound white paper.
ALL ACCESS DIRECTIONALITY
BENEFITS
• Automatically steering the best microphone
choice for the situation using artificial
intelligence
• Enjoy conversations and sounds without being
cut off from your surroundings
• Directionality is improved by using new 4-
microphone beamformer
M&RIE
BENEFITS
• Spatial perception allowing sound to be
separated in depth and direction improving both
localization and hearing in low levels of noise
• Wind Noise Reduction due to the location of the
microphone in the ear away from the wind
• Natural Sound Quality
• Natural Directionality
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Our most natural sound quality
in an RIE hearing aid
*With mild hearing loss, compared to pinna compensation and omnidirectionality
**With mild hearing loss, compared to traditional microphone configurations
***Compared to omnidirectionality
Groth J. (2020). An innovative RIE with microphone in the ear lets users “hear with their own ears." ReSound white paper.
90%of listeners prefer* M&RIE
for natural sound quality
10%more accurate sound** recognition
from the front and back
15dBnatural wind noise*** reduction
without reducing gain
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Improved localization & natural sound quality
*Groth, 2020
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M&RIE and Localization
• Compare M&RIE localization performance to:
1. Unaided
2. Omnidirectional
3. Spatial Sense (average pinna compensation)
4. Competitors’ default programs with pinna
compensation
participants
• 10 normal-hearing and 10 hearing-impaired participants
• Test participants sat in the middle of twelve loudspeakers in GN’s 3D Audio Lab
• 250 ms white noise bursts were played randomly from one of the loudspeakers.
• The test participant responded by stating from which loudspeaker he/she thought the stimulus was played
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Results: Average Localization Error
Normal-Hearing Participants
Jespersen, Kirkwood, and Schindwolf, 2020
Better Better
Hearing-Impaired Participants
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*Groth, 2020
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The results are as clear as the sound of ReSound ONE
Spatial sound quality
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All Access
Automatically adjusts directional microphone patterns so that the patient is in the best position to hear what’s important and still monitor the sounds around them
In noise, All Access Directionality uses a new binaural connection to create a stronger, morefocused beam for sounds in front of the patient. providing up to 20% better* speech intelligibility in noise
Unique in using weighted beamformer blending and multiband directionality to provide the best possible signal to noise ratio
All Access Directionality
*Compared to ReSound LiNX Quattro13
Ultra Focus
The user-controlled Ultra Focus uses a powerful directional pattern to focus on the person in front in very noisy environments
By uniquely using the speech frequencies for targeted directionality and the high and low frequencies to monitor the environment, patients can hear speech and maintain spatial cues around them
The outcome is a renewed confidence in situations which they might otherwise have avoided
Ultra Focus
30% speech understanding improvement over All Access Directionality*
Beamformer enabled by a new magnetic induction radio
1.5 dB signal-to-noise improvement when noise is louder on one side*
*Groth J.(2020). The evolution of the binaural hearing strategy: All Access Directionality and Ultra Focus. ReSound white paper14
Designed for comfort, discretion, and performance
• RIE (rechargeable and non-rechargeable)
• Mini-RIE (non-rechargeable)
• New Colors
• New Domes
• New Standard Receivers
• M&RIE Receiver
Product offering
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Agenda
Introduction to ReSound ONE – Gitte Aabo, CEO
Technical perspectives on ReSound ONE – Gitte Aabo, CEO
Audiology perspectives on ReSound ONE – Laurel Christensen, Chief Audiology Officer
Q&A
Groundbreaking hardware and
software improvements paved the way
for ReSound ONE
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Note 1: Fully Depleted Silicon On Insulator Note 2: Compared to ReSound LiNX Quattro
Note 3: PMAD: Power Management and Analog to Digital converter chip
New
chipset
New
software
M&RIE
• New DSP in 28 nm FDSOI1 technology driving:
• 220% more memory2
• 50% more processing power2
• 66% less battery consumption2
• New PMAD3 allowing for three microphones
• New magnetic induction radio chip allowing for audio
e2e communication
• New software package with enhanced artificial
intelligence solutions
• New DFS Ultra III
• Our new chipset and software allow for placing a third
microphone in the ear – you will be listening “with your
own ears”
Introducing M&RIE
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Agenda
Introduction to ReSound ONE – Gitte Aabo, CEO
Technical perspectives on ReSound ONE – Gitte Aabo, CEO
Audiology perspectives on ReSound ONE – Laurel Christensen, Chief Audiology Officer
Q&A
Premium and standard charger available
• Battery status indicators (Premium & standard)
• Battery status can be monitored in the ReSound Smart 3D™ app
• Premium charger holds 3 full charges
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Rechargeability
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