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Resound ONE - Hear Like No Other

The Resound ONE 7 is the latest advanced level technology from Danish company GN Resound. Released on the 27th August 2020 the hearing aids claim to be Resounds most natural sounding hearing aids to date. Providing 50% more processing power and 220% more memory, using the latest C6 chip platform, they are the worlds first full featured microphone and receiver in the ear M&RIC for, what Resound describe as, a truly individualised, more complete sound experience. Full featured means a microphone in the ear and two standard directional microphones, directionality features and wireless audio streaming. In a study undertaken 90% of users preferred the M&RIE sound quality. A world’s first and we have to say we think this could be a game changer. Resound have created this state-of-the-art product using the principles of their hearing philosophy 'Organic Hearing'. This is what Resound say on their philosophy.

'Since its beginning, our philosophy has always been to emulate the natural hearing process as closely as possible. We call that Organic Hearing. It’s the foundation of our technology that leverages the individual hearing anatomy to collect and direct sound organically to provide the brain with the most complete hearing experience — even in the most challenging listening situations. It keeps people connected, so they can hear and live as nature intended, a life without limitations'

Features of the Product

Below we will list some key features in the new Resound ONE that makes it a revolutionary product to come to market in 2020. For a full list of features please see the attached link: https://pro.resound.com/en-gb/research/features-explained

M&RIE (Microphone and Receiver in Ear)

'A World's First'. It combines the traditional two microphones on the hearing aid piece and a third microphone on the receiver, that goes inside the ear canal. The third microphone in the ear is responsible for collecting sound using the ears unique outer ear shape. This is said to create a more personalized, sound quality experience for the user. Resound claim the ONE hearing instrument, will give the same, natural hearing experience that you would receive with normal hearing thresholds, preserving individual sound cues for natural sound localisation. please see the link attached here for more info on this revolutionary development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWedmCqCPk4&feature=youtu.be

All Access Directionality

'Greater Hearing in any Environment'. This is the headline for All Access Directionality. Simply put it mimics the natural way the ear pics up sound. It gives a full soundscape and your brain decided what it would like to hear rather than the hearing aids dictating what they think you should hear. All Access Directionality will adjust the sound to the surroundings, automatically, and in real time. This allows the user to concentrate on what they are listening to, not the unwanted sounds around them. Resound claim All Access Directionality gives 30% better hearing in noise than the previous Legacy product range.

Ultra Focus

Enabling great one-to-one conversations in the most challenging environments and giving 30% better speech understanding in the noisiest of environments. The consensus here is to give the user the best conversation possible, directly in front of them. Ultra-focus will allow you to cut through the background noise without losing the awareness of the sounds and environment around you. This facility can be controlled via a program that can be adjusted on the hearing aid pushbutton, or the mobile app. 

Resound Assist Live

Help at the fingertips. Enjoy a remote fine-tuning session with your audiologist from the comfort of your own home, without the need for a visit to a clinic or a home visit appointment. Hearing assessments, remote fine tuning and live chat is available through the mobile app meaning you can receive support anywhere in the world.

Warp Processing

Warp processing is a way that sound is processed by the hearing aid. The idea is to emulate the way the unaided ear analyses the frequencies of incoming sound and categorises them into distinct pitches. It does this by decoding the frequencies and intensities of sounds in a nonlinear way. The same way the ear does. Warp processing is particularly important in capturing an accurate assessment of the environment. With a short processing delay and smooth frequency response, this feature provides patients with a clear, balanced sound quality that is virtually distortion free.

Spatial Sense

Replaces spatial cues that are disrupted due to hearing aid placement behind the ear and the effects of wide dynamic range compression. This will give the user the benefit of vivid spatial awareness with exceptional sound quality. Taken directly from Resound 'Spatial Sense is a combination of two algorithms. The first is a pinna restoration algorithm. It reproduces the monaural spectral cues of the open ear that are disrupted by positioning the hearing aid microphone outside of the pinna. The second algorithm preserves the Interaural Level Difference (ILD), which is the natural difference in the levels of sound reaching each ear that are caused by the head shadow. This is an important binaural localization cue that can be disrupted by Wide Dynamic Range Compression'.

Wind Guard

Wind Guard accurately detects wind and reduces it, to enable the user to receive a natural sounding experience, with soft wind awareness in the background and minimal impact on audibility of other sounds in the environment. Wind Guard automatically monitors the presence of wind using the dual microphone system and turbulence caused by wind is uniquely identifiable because it is uncorrelated at the two microphones. It then adaptively reduces the gain to the same level before the wind was detected.

DFS Digital Feedback Suppression

When feedback is detected, a phase-inverted signal is applied, which cancels out the whistling. Resounds DFS applies two individual control systems that work together to provide maximum comfort with feedback-free hearing. It has six different modes:

• Static Control - The system analyses the calibration signal during fitting and neutralizes feedback with a static control signal. This counts for the unchanging contributors to feedback such as venting, ear geometry, and hearing aid components.

• Dynamic Control - The dynamic control system includes two parts. One is a dynamic filter that changes to eliminate feedback via phase cancellation when wearing the hearing aids. In extreme situations where the feedback cancellation may be overwhelmed, dynamic gain restoration layers on top to ensure comfortable listening.

• Dual Stabilizer II DFS with Whistle Control - Feedback suppression system follows the same principle as the DFS Ultra, but with simpler algorithms.

• Auto DFS - This DFS option learns the feedback path of the individual to efficiently cancel feedback. Whistle Control is not built into Auto DFS.

• Whistle Control - As part of the dynamic control system, Whistle Control is used only in extreme cases, when DSF alone cannot cancel feedback completely. In such cases, it lowers the gain to the prescribed level of frequencies affected by feedback until feedback is eliminated.

• Music Mode - Music is typically difficult for feedback cancellation systems to process, as it is difficult to distinguish true feedback from other tonal input sounds. Music Mode uses the same processing as DFS Ultra II, but slows down feedback cancellation to ensure that tonal sounds are not adversely affected. Rich sound quality for music is preserved.

Build Quality 

This hasn’t really changed from their previous range of hearing aids. The ONE comes with and ip68 rated dust and moisture resistant casing, with enhanced moisture protection on the receiver. The use gauze style filters for maximum protection against wax and dust getting into the receiver electronics. The hearing aids are back by a 5-year manufacturer’s warranty should anything happen to your ONE product.

Rechargeability

The Resound ONE comes with a more powerful built in Li-ion power cell meaning that the user can expect to receive 30 hours’ worth of usage off a full charge. It has two types of charger:

• Standard - Uses a cable to plug in to provide fast reliable charging

• Premium - A mobile power bank that charges your hearing aids on the go (no cable needed)

Charging times are as follows:

• 3 Hours- 30 hours of usage including bluetooth streaming

• 1.5 Hours - 18 Hours of usage including bluetooth streaming

• 0.5 Hours - 8 Hours of usage including bluetooth streaming.

Streaming Facilities

The ONE contains GN Resound's patented made for Iphone technology. They were the first to offer it and it is still regarded as one of the best streaming facilities on the market. Containing 2.4 GHz bluetooth technology they will stream seamlessly to any iPhone iOS device above iPhone 5. They have the Resound Smart 3D app which can be downloaded for both Apple and Android devices which will allow the user the ability to change their hearing aid volume, programs, find the hearing aid, save a favourite setting etc. It is the most comprehensive app on the market and fantastic for those users who love to get the full benefit from their Resound hearing aid.

Please visit this link to make sure your phone is compatible: https://www.resound.com/en-gb/help/compatibility

Hearing Aid Styles / Colours

The ONE range comes in varying different styles:

Microphone & Receiver in the Canal (M&RIE):

• 312 Battery operated is the smallest (M&RIE) in the Quattro range. Fully wireless and 2.4 GHz compatible.

• Rechargeable version, which is slightly larger but has the integrated Li-ion power cell for full 24-hour use. Fully wireless and 2.4 GHz compatible.

• 13 Battery. A larger battery-operated version for those who prefer batteries but don’t want small ones or struggle with dexterity.

UK Hearing's GN Reound ONE 7 Technology Star Rating:

Wind Noise Reduction - ****

Natural Sound Experience - ****

Improved Speech Understanding - ****

Automatic Sound Adjustment - ****