Technology and innovation 

Understanding customer requirements and creating innovative solutions based on sound technology has been – and continues to be – the hallmark of ReSound.

We constantly strive to develop better solutions that help people rediscover hearing – so they can live rich, active and fulfilling lives.

These are some notable results: 

 

Year	Result
2010	ReSound introduces ReSound Alera - the first hearing aid featuring 2.4 GHz technology that delivers a wireless hearing aid without a body-worn streamer, enabling patient freedom, longer ranges to consumer electronics and wireless fitting.
2009	ReSound introduces Surround Sound Processing. Surround Sound Processing is designed to handle different sound inputs with the same goal as audio mixing in movies and music production. These hearing aids capture bass and treble independently, and blend them to create the richest most vibrant sound possible.
2008	ReSound releases be by ReSound - the first hearing aid in a brand new category of virtually invisible hearing aids called Remote Microphone Technology.
2008	ReSound releases dot by ReSound, the world’s smallest hearing aid. It represents a radical improvement in both size and performance and thus sets a new market standard for hearing. dot’s revolutionary design combines invisibility with lightweight comfort and the unmatched Sound by ReSound™.
2006	ReSound Pulse is introduced with an Intelligent battery charger that allows users to charge batteries without removing them from the hearing aid.
2005	New Warp compressor in ReSound Metrix and later in ReSound Pixel uses technique called frequency warping to achieve frequency representation similar to that of the human ear and unparalleled sound quality.
2003	With the introduction of ReSound Air, the world’s first open-fit hearing aid, top sound quality is finally available without blocking the ear canal. ReSound AIR wins multiple awards for design and technical innovation.
1998	ReSound releases the world’s first open digital platform, which transforms hearing aid into flexible minicomputers.
1996	DanaSound behind-the-ear housing wins unprecedented recognition from design authorities around the world for its graceful, ergonomic design
1992	ReSound invents Digital Feedback Suppression (DFS), which finally frees hearing aid users from unpleasant feedback
1989	ReSound introduces Wide Dynamic Range Compression (WDRC), the first amplification system that compensates for the loudness sensitivity that so often accompanies hearing loss
1966	Danavox introduces its first ITE (In-The-Ear) aid
1957	Danavox introduces its first BTE (Behind-The-Ear) aid