Introducing ReSound LiNX Quattro™...Introducing ReSound LiNX Quattro Unprecedented Layers of Sound and the world’s most advanced rechargeable hearing aid solution 14 August 2018

Introducing ReSound LiNX Quattro™Unprecedented Layers of Sound™ and the world’s most advanced rechargeable hearing aid solution

14 August 2018

Agenda

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1. Premium-Plus: a new category in hearing aids

Anders Hedegaard, CEO & President

2. New chip platform

Brian Dam Pedersen, Chief Technical Officer

3. Layers of Sound™ beyond comparison

Laurel Christensen, Chief Audiology Officer

4. World’s most advanced rechargeable solution


5. Wrap up and Q&A


• GN Hearing is pioneering and defining the new

industry leading audiological solutions

• “Sound quality” – more than just two words –

comprises GN’s expertise in engineering,

audiology and continuous scientific research that

has defined multiple industry breakthroughs

• ReSound’s audiological philosophy has always

been to move the needle towards a fuller, clearer

and richer sound experience

19881st WDRC used

in a Hearing Aid

19921st DSP used in a

Hearing Aid

19931st DFS used in

a Hearing Aid

19961st Fully Digital

Hearing Aid

20101st 2.4GHz

Hearing Aid

1st BD

20081st Asymmetric

Directionality

20031st Open Mini BTE

20131st Made for Apple

Hearing Aid

20171st RFT

Hearing Aid

GN’s heritage as industry pioneer

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GN Hearing introduces world’s first Premium-Plus hearing aid:

ReSound LiNX Quattro™

Unprecedented Layers of Sound™

&

The world’s most advanced rechargeable solution

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Powered by new technology, including a new chip

platform, ReSound LiNX Quattro™ offers a combination

of unmatched sound quality and rechargeability, while

further expanding GN Hearing’s leadership within 2.4

GHz connectivity and remote fine-tuning:

• Sound quality: Highest input dynamic range available and extended high frequencies

✓ Sounds are processed in increased detail at all input levels

✓ Superior sound quality where softer sounds are clearer and louder sounds are fuller and distortion-free

• Rechargeability: Longest rechargeable battery life available

✓ 24 hours of use even when streaming 50% of the time

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Premium-Plus

ReSound LiNX Quattro™ defines a

new category in hearing aids

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5. Wrap up and Q&A


© NASA

• New chip platform

• Completely rewritten sound processing package

• Redesigned wireless radio with extra signal

strength

• Unique utilization of microphones

• Sounds are passed to the amplifier without

being altered

• Brilliant sound experience beyond compare with

Layers of Sound™

Inspiring confidence

in the moments that matter most

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A completely new chip platform

6th generation of 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity - 100% faster processing & 100% more memory

Multiple chip upgrades lead to significantly better hearing experience

© NASA

116dB SPLIndustry’s highest input

dynamic range

9.5 kHz50% faster sampling

rate supports the newextended bandwidth

5dBImprovement on the

new radio chip – better ear-to-ear performance

Analogue to digital converter

(AD) chip

Converts analogue sound to a

digital representation ready for

processing by the HI

Digital Sound Processor

(DSP) chip

The ”brain” of the HI that

manipulates the sound to

compensate the hearing loss of the

user

Radio chip

Controls the 2.4 GHz connection with

accessories and phones and the

connection between the 2 HIs

GN Hearing HybridSimplified definition: A hybrid is a PCB assembly containing the chips

Below are the chips illustated that normally goes on a GN Hearing Chipset

Power Management chip

Ensures correct voltage to the

other chips on the hybrid

External

Sound

captured by

HI

microphones

Connection

with 2nd HI

Connection

with phone

and

accessories

New

New

NewNew

100%Faster computing time

on the DSP

100%More memory on the

DSP

25%Reduction in battery consumption when

streaming

Chips developed by GN Hearing

Chips purchased externally

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5. Wrap up and Q&A


Cello 85 – 111 dB SPL

Clarinet 85 – 114 dB SPL

116ReSound LiNX Quattro™

process sound up to 116 dB SPL

Average dynamic limit

proces sound up to 104 dB SPL

Increase of 12 dB SPL

• ReSound LiNX Quattro™ sets a new industry standard with highest input dynamic range

• Enhancing the ability of hearing aids to process sound at all input levels in more detail

• Softer sounds are clearer and loud sounds fuller and distortion-free

• ReSound LiNX Quattro™ provides access to full sound potential using MEMS1 microphones

ReSound LiNX Quattro™ has

the highest input dynamic

range available

105

dB (SPL)

Sound pressure scale

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60

Violin 82 – 92 dB SPL

Normal conversational

speech, 1 m 60 – 65 dB SPL

Cinema up to 105 dB SPL

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1: MicroElectrical-Mechanical System

• Effective upper frequency limit of most hearing aids is 5-6 kHz

• ReSound LiNX 3D™ already provided an upper frequency limit of 7.5 kHz

• ReSound LiNX Quattro™ extends the upper frequency level up to 9.5 kHz, giving the user with a richer sound experience

ReSound LiNX Quattro™ offers

a richer sound experience

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”This is better than anything I have heard in a

long time. What I’ve got is a more complete

auditory environment. It starts sounding like

music. This is pretty impressive”

Professor Andrew Hugill

Composer and musicologist who ceased playing live concerts

after Meniere’s disease diagnosis

• Spatial Sense preserves and aligns localization cues that result in externalized sound

• Due to the preserved localization cues extending to an even wider frequency bandwidth than previously, users have access to more cues that contribute to localization

• Brief loud sounds – like jangling keys – can be annoying when heard through a hearing aid

• Impulse Noise Reduction (INR) recognizes this type of sounds and instantaneously reduces amplification when they occur, resulting into smooth and pleasant sound quality

ReSound LiNX Quattro™ has a

positive influence on spatial

perception and provides

confidence in every environment

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• The dynamic input range of a hearing aid has a crucial impact on the sound quality of music

• While the primary goal of hearing aids is to hear and communicate with others, the hearing aid’s ability to faithfully reproduce music is the ultimate test of sound quality

• Resulting in a brilliant sound experience with Layers of Sound™ and access to the finer details

Layers of Sound™

brilliant sound experience

beyond compare with access

to the finer details

Jespersen et al., 2018


Other premium hearing aids

ReSound LiNX Quattro™ is preferred for music

listening, compared to other premium hearing aids

95%

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• GN Hearing, the first hearing aid manufacturer to implement Made for Apple direct streaming, has been granted broader bandwidth access compared to other manufacturers

• ReSound LiNX Quattro™ can fully reproduce full bandwidth of streamed signal

• With clearer, fuller and richer sounds, it is possible to enjoy the finer details again – all streamed directly to the hearing aids

ReSound LiNX Quattro™ has

full spectrum of streaming

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ReSound Assist™

Improved hearing care through

remote fine-tuning

Benefits for Patients

• Convenience

• Real-time feedback to HCP

• Adjustments based on real

life user experience

• Confidence that hearing care

is right at your fingertips

Benefits for HCP’s

• Improved user engagement

• Enhanced level of care

• Reduced number of necessary

fine-tuning adjustments

• More efficient fittings through

direct feedback from users

• A significant part of day-to-day communication

takes place through smartphones and apps.

With ReSound LiNX Quattro™, adjustments

can be made anywhere, anytime, based on

users’ individual needs and preferences

• Remote fine-tuning through ReSound Assist™

provides improved hearing care in between

scheduled clinic appointments

Raun, 2018

100% of HCPs using remote fine

tuning recommend it

100% 94%

94% of HCPs say it helps them provide

their clients with a better

hearing experience.

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• ReSound LiNX Quattro™ is the smallest & longest lasting 2.4 GHz integrated Li-ion rechargeable hearing aid in the market – with the smallest portable charger available, holding 3 extra charges

ReSound LiNX Quattro™ is the

world’s most advanced

rechargeable solution

3 hours =

10 minutes =

30

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CHARGING TIMEHOURS OF

BATTERY LIFE

With 50% of

streaming time

2.7

Quick and long-lasting power – full confidence:

<30 secs

The most intuitive Li-ion rechargeable hearing aid in the market:

8 out of 10 users are able to set up and use the charger in less

than 30 seconds without instructions, which is twice as many as

for other rechargeable hearing aids

Groth, 2018

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5. Wrap up and Q&A


Products will be launched in a new Premium-Plus price point in RIE (receiver in the ear) form factor as

The ReSound LiNX 3D™ product family – launched in May 2017 – continues to be available as a premium choice

Premium-Plus

ReSound LiNX Quattro™, and

Beltone Amaze™, will be rolled out

starting end of August 2018

• Rechargeable

• Replaceable battery solution

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Premium

ReSound LiNX 3D

Premium-Plus

ReSound LiNX Quattro

ReSound product range in Premium-Plus and Premium categories

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• Designed and engineered to go beyond the

basics

• Designed and engineered to give people with

hearing loss a higher degree of confidence

• Designed and engineered for people who want the

very best that technology has to offer

» A Premium-Plus solution for people who in social

and professional settings desire great speech

intelligibility in noisy situations and demand a

brilliant sound experience with access to

Layers of Sound™


target group

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Unprecedented Layers of Sound™

&

The world’s most advanced rechargeable solution

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Introducing ReSound LiNX Quattro™...Introducing ReSound LiNX Quattro Unprecedented Layers of Sound and the world’s most advanced rechargeable hearing aid solution 14 August 2018