Inside ReSound's Nexia Hearing Aid Technology: A Closer Look with Laurel Christensen, PhD

This week, Laurel Christensen, Chief Audiology Officer at GN Hearing, joins host Andrew Bellavia for a deep dive into the company's latest hearing technology: ReSound Nexia.
They discuss the evolution of hearing aid technology over the past decade and how GN's latest devices are equipped with latest technology, including Bluetooth® Low Energy Audio (LE Audio) and seamless compatibility with Auracast™. They also examine the crucial role of low latency in audio streaming and the potential for Auracast to enable the direct streaming of public broadcasts to hearing devices and wireless earbuds.
Reference:
Andy's presentation at VCCA 2023 on Auracast: • B1 Andrew Bellavia - A...
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction and background
05:16 Importance of Connectivity
10:55 Bluetooth LE Audio and hearing devices
23:13 How Auracast works
28:52 Auracast vs. loop systems
34:12 ReSound Nexia technology upgrades
46:40 Nexia - speech in noise and connectivity improvements