 
8001 Bloomington Freeway
Bloomington, MN 55420
Tel: 800.248.4327
Email: gnresound@gnresound.com
More people than ever are wearing some form of device to
improve their hearing, leading to continued growth in the
hearing healthcare market. Take, for example, the sharp
increase in the 50 to 65-year age group, which is feeling
the effects of heightened noise levels - such as the roar of
traffic, or music heard too loud, too often. Add to this the
fact that more work and social interaction today places
greater demands on our ability to communicate. In fact, it
is estimated that approximately ten percent of people have a
hearing loss that strongly affects their lives. It is,
therefore, reasonable to expect that, in the future, more and
more people will need to wear some form of device to improve
their hearing.
Hearing Instrument Development: 15 years ago, all hearing
instruments fell into the "conventional analog" category.
These hearing instruments provided minimal ability for the
dispenser to adjust them based on problems the patient was
still experiencing. In order to give the hearing healthcare
professionals greater adjustment capabilities and to provide
more advanced signal processing, programmable analog
instruments were developed 10 years ago. These instruments
provided greater patient satisfaction. However, they still
could not manipulate sound to provide the most advanced
signal processing.
Digital hearing instruments were introduced to the market in
1996. Digital signal processing allows manufacturers to
create and execute elaborate signal processing schemes which
increase the patient's comfort and speech understanding.
GN ReSound is the technology leader in bringing advanced
hearing instruments to the market. Our use of audiological
research combined with the most sophisticated engineering
talent provides patients with hearing instruments that
enhance their quality of life.
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