Deaf woman, 60, rows Atlantic Ocean in world first

Mo O’Brien becomes the first deaf person to row across the Atlantic Ocean

We’re happy to share with you that Mo O’Brien and her all-female team the Oarsome Foursome have just completed the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. This makes Mo O’Brien the first person with a profound hearing loss to row the 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.

Mo and her team have not only set a world record, they have also inspired us with their courage and determination. They perfectly encapsulates our ‘hear more, do more, be more’ spirit.

Read the first story on BBC. The https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51103423 mentions:

“Ms O’Brien struggled to cope with NHS hearing aids when she eventually got them at about the age of 30. They boosted her hearing to 30% of what most people can hear, but with disorientating background noise. But then one of the crew’s sponsors, ReSound, shared cutting-edge equipment with her, including a microphone which can be tuned into her hearing aid via Bluetooth. Ms O’Brien uses an app on her phone so that what she wants to hear – whether it be a conversation, birdsong, or music – is clearly separated from background noise. This meant she could hear instructors and pass mandatory courses to take part in the Atlantic row.”

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ReSound named 2020 BIG Innovation Award winner

Today ReSound have been awarded a 2020 BIG Innovation Award winner, for our groundbreaking connectivity and streaming technology, allowing people using Android devices to stream directly with Bluetooth Low Energy to their hearing aids for the first time. The annual BIG Innovation Award recognizes organizations, products, and people that are bringing new ideas to life in innovative ways. GN Hearing received the award for our constant innovation in order to improve the experiences and lives of others.

Today, GN Hearing has been recognized for the September 2019 introduction of the world’s first hearing aids capable of directly streaming audio from millions of smartphones and devices that run on the Android operating system*, using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), which was developed during a collaboration with Google and Cochlear. Together, the companies were able to develop Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids (ASHA), a new hearing aid specification designed to assist Android users living with hearing loss.

GN was the first company to offer hearing aids with direct streaming using BLE to Android and iOS devices. This is especially important, as 75% of the world’s smartphone users are Android users. Since hearing loss affects over 466 million people worldwide, ReSound were able to bridge the gap between Android users that live with hearing loss through this technological breakthrough.

“Innovation has become a major theme for organizations across virtually all industries and this year’s winners are a testament to the creativity, passion and perseverance of individuals worldwide,” said Maria Jimenez, Chief Operating Officer of the Business Intelligence Group.

The Business Intelligence Group was founded with the mission of recognizing true talent and superior performance in the business world. The programs are judged by business executives with deep experience and knowledge. The organization’s proprietary and unique scoring system selectively measures performance across multiple business domains and then rewards those companies whose achievements stand above those of their peers.

We are proud to see ReSound recognised by BIG Innovation Awards 2020, as we continue to challenge ourselves to develop innovative solutions that suit our users’ needs and empower them, ensuring people can live life to the fullest.

ReSound LiNX Quattro

We believe that driving innovation can change what is truly possible for people with hearing loss by continually pushing the limits of what we can achieve.

ReSound LiNX Quattro is GN Hearing’s top-of-the line premium hearing aid. Powered by a new chip platform, it offers including improved sound quality, rechargeability, 2.4 GHz connectivity, and remote fine-tuning.

 

 

The brand-new chip delivers twice the memory, 100% more speed, 30% more computing power and a new radio with 20% reduced power consumption. Together with an extended dynamic range, improved frequency response, a stronger wireless signal strength for enhanced ear-to-ear performance and localization of sound, ReSound LiNX Quattro delivers our most clear, natural sound yet.

 

Two models

Two models of the ReSound LiNX Quattro are available.

  • The ReSound LiNX Quattro RIE 61 a receiver-in-the-canal (RIC) hearing aid with a push button for program control and volume control, water resistant coating and moisture protection rating of IP58, and rechargeable batteries.

 

  • The ReSound LiNX Quattro RIE 62 is a RIC with a telecoil, a dedicated volume control, a push button for program control and volume control, and water-resistant coating. It uses size-13 hearing aid batteries.

 

For More details please visit our international distributor’s website to learn more https://pro.resound.com/en-us/products/hearing-aids/linx-quattro