an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message gn resound type publicly traded traded as nasdaq copenhagen gn headquarters ballerup denmark key people anders hedegaard president and ceo per wold olsen chairman website http www.gnresound.com gn resound is a providers of hearing aids and diagnostic audiological instrumentation represented in more than 80 countries . headquartered in ballerup denmark gn resound is part of gn store nord . resound was founded by dr. rodney perkins of stanford university . contents 1 technology 2 see also 3 references 4 external links technology edit isolate nanotech isolate nanotech technology adds a protective nano scale polymer coating to hearing aids to protect them from moisture humidity and perspiration that can affect the functionality of the device . isolate nanotech works by coating all elements of the instrument with a thin protective layer that bonds at a molecular level with the internal and external components shielding them without affecting their performance . whenever moisture comes in contact with any element of the hearing aid including internal electrical components it simply beads up and rolls off without being absorbed . 1 remote microphone the remote microphone design is engineered to use the natural shape of the ear to improve directivity wind noise protection and sound localization . 2 3 remote microphone hearing instruments help maintain natural and directional localization cues through microphone placement in the concha cymba area of the pinna . because behind the ear bte and some traditional custom hearing instruments have less than ideal microphone placement distortions can occur if sound collection from the pinna is not utilized . taking advantage of the pinna effect helps to preserve natural localization and directional cues . 4 resound alera hearing aid resound alera unite wireless accessories see also edit hearing aid hearing impairment references edit manufacturer news . retrieved july 2010 . check date values in access date help manufacturer news . retrieved april 2010 . check date values in access date help world s best ear plugs . steve maust . van den bogaert t. carette e. and wouters j. 1009 . the effect of using a microphone behind the ear in the ear or in the pinna on sound source localization by hearing aid users . cs1 maint uses authors parameter link external links edit companies portal official website rediscoversounds.com information about hearing loss buyahearingaid.com resound profile and hearing aids this danish corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title resound & oldid 726390686 categories hearing aid manufacturerscompanies of denmarkelectronics companies of denmarkotologycompanies based in ballerup municipalitydanish company stubshidden categories cs1 errors datescs1 maint uses authors parameterarticles with a promotional tone from july 2011all articles with a promotional toneall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 21 june 2016 at 21 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view