Hearing Aid Industry
Hearing aids are big business! You've probably noticed that hearing aids
are becoming VERY expensive, and that the industry is consolidating.
Here's your chance to learn about the hearing aid industry!
July 2001 -
Have any questions you'd like to ask a hearing aid manufacturer? I've
got about a million of them, and I bet you do too. They're probably not
all answered by this
Hearing Aid Manufacturers Panel,
but I bet you'll learn a lot by reading it!
November 2005 - I guess it's no surprise to any of us that the
hearing aid industry projects how many hearing aids they expect to sell
in any given year. It may be a surprise that, at least according to this
press release, the industry is falling short of expectations. This
article offers some interesting perspectives on the industry and how it
conducts business.
December 2005 - Where is the hearing aid industry
headed? What are current and future trends?
January 2006 - The Future of Wireless Devices in
Hearing Health Care
May 2006 -
The pros and cons of buying hearing aids online
October 2006 - Phonak acquisition makes it world
number one
November 2007 - "Hear
the World" to launch in January
April 2007 - Over the Counter Hearing Aid Bill Introduced
in California
April 2007
- SeboTek Group Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Against Oticon, Phonak, Interton, GN-Resound, and Vivatone
April 2007
- Annual
Hearing Journal/Audiology Online Dispenser Survey
May 2007 - Colorado Audiologists Attempt to
Restrict Hearing Aid Sales by Dispensers
May 2007 - Obstacles to adult non-user
adoption of hearing aids
May 2007 - HearPod, A New Hearing
Aid Concept
June 2007 - Phonak
is Expanding and Changing its Name
July 2007 -
Hearing Aid Sales Rise by 3.5% in First Half of 2007
August 2007 - Oticon Hearing
Aids Benefits Cancer Research
August 2007 -
Sonus Looks at Current and Future Hearing Aid Trends
August 2007 - Songbird
Hearing Being Resurrected?
September 2007 - Hearing Aid
Industry Transitions to Patient-Focused Model
September 2007 -
Let's Replace Hearing
Aid Evaluation with Functional Communication Assessment
October 2007 - America Hears Introduces Pricing
Structure Featuring One Low Price for All Digital Hearing Aids
October 2007 -
Self-Report Assessment
of Hearing Aid Outcome
November 2007 -
Oticon's hearing aid distribution guidelines
November 2007 - The Future of Hearing Health Care
November 2007 - America Hears Offers Free Demo
Version of Software for Download
December 2007 - Hearing Aids: Seven Buyers
Beware Warnings
December 2007 -
Hearing aid sales rise by 5.4% on way to record year
January 2008 -
US Hearing Aid Units Rise by 2.3% in 2007
February 2008 -
Starkey Joins in Rejecting Internet Retailers
February 2008 - Shop for Hearing Aids
February 2008 - More Funding for "Invisible" Hearing
Aid
March 2008 - The Future of Hearing Aid Marketing
April 2008 - The growing importance of web-based hearing
aid sales - part one
April 2008 - The growing importance of web-based hearing
aid sales - part two
May 2008 - Hearing Aid Sales in First Quarter Increase by
1%
May 2008 - Zounds Hearing Aid Taking Off
May 2008 - Measuring User Satisfaction with Hearing Aids
June 2008 - Online Hearing Aids Available Worldwide
June 2008 - America Hears Partners with Dynamic
Hearing to Deliver Next-Generation Hearing-Aid Solutions
June 2008 - $80 Songbird Disposable Hearing Aid Debuting
Soon
June 2008 - Zounds Hearing Aids Take Off
August 2008 - Are OTC Hearing Aids As Good as
Traditional Aids?
August 2008 -
"Healthy Hearing" Claims Hearing Aids are a Bargain!
December 2008 - America Hears Expands, Upgrades its
Unique 'Clicks-and-Mortar' Hearing-Aid Business
February 2009 - Maryland Issues New Internet
Hearing Aid Sales Regulation
February 2009 -
Man Says Quest For Hearing Lost Him $5,200
March 2009 - America Hears Introduces New Hearing
Aids
March 2009 -
Hearing aid salesman admits fraud
March 2009 -
Study compares hearing aids fitted
online with clinical fittings on the same subjects
April 2009 - Starkey Introduces the Next
Generation of Hearing Aids: S Series with Drive Architecture
April 2009 - Hamilton CapTel
Aligns with Oaktree Products, Inc.
April 2009 -
Hamilton CapTel Announces Alliance with
EPIC, Inc.
April 2009 -
Zounds Hearing Aid Centers Files
Bankruptcy
April 2009 -
Newspaper Article Questions Hearing Aid Pricing
Practices
May 2009 -
FDA Issues PSAP Guidance
May 2009 - Identifying Cochlear Implant
Candidates in the Hearing Aid Dispensing Practice
June 2009 -
Consumer Reports: Hearing Aid Shoppers
Pay High Prices, Get Mediocre Fittings
July 2009 -
Audiologists Respond to "Consumer
Reports" Criticisms
August 2009 -
The inside story of Consumer Reports'
controversial new hearing aid study
August 2009 -
Cochlear Implant Candidates Unidentified
and Underserved in Hearing Aid Dispensing Practice
October 2009 -
VA Awards Hearing Aid
Contracts
November 2009 -
NIDCD Working Group on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care for
Adults with Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss
November 2009 -
Sonova Announces the Acquisition of
Advanced Bionics
December 2009 -
Audiologists break away, move hearing-aid sales online
January 2010 - Sonova Acquires InSound Medical Inc. and
its Lyric Hearing Aid
January 2010 -
Consumer Protection for Hearing
Aid Purchasers
February 2010 - Audiologist Survey
Addresses Changing Hearing Aid Market
March 2010 -
Boomers Demanding More Technology in Hearing
Aids
March 2010 - Doctor
creates affordable hearing aids costing less than $200
April 2010
- Part Two of BHI's MarkeTrak VIII Report Tracks Customer
Satisfaction
April 2010 -
New York Seeks To Allow Physicians To Provide
Hearing Aid Services
April 2010 -
Audiology convention shows off top technology
May 2010 - HearUSA Rolls Out AARP Hearing Care
Program Nationwide
May 2010 - Survey probes dispensers' views on key
issues raised by Consumer Reports
May 2010 - Sonova posts new sales record and
significant earnings growth
July 2010 - MarkeTrak VIII: Utilization of PSAPs and
Direct-Mail Hearing Aids by People with Hearing Impairment
September 2010 - Panasonic Digital Hearing
Instruments Debut in US Marketplace
September 2010 - Will New Hearing Aid Company
Revolutionize the Market?
September 2010 -
Mayo Study: Is it Safe for
Seniors to Self-Refer to an Audiologist?
October 2010 - HearUSA Reports Expanded Managed
Care Contracts for 2011
November 2010 - The Economics of
a 24/7 Hearing Aid
December 2010 -
In troubled economic times, the hearing aid
industry remains an island of stability
March 2011 -
Cell phone inspires ear
specialist to design affordable hearing aid
March 2011 -
MDHearingAid Offers
Affordable Hearing Aids
March 2011 - Industry Reacts to Growing Internet
Hearing Aid Sales
March 2011 -
Hearing aid orientation supplement through DVD
instruction
April 2011 - Siemens Introduces New Products
Including Waterproof Hearing Aid
April 2011 - TV Ears to Provide Referrals to
Hearing Professionals
April 2011 -
Verification and validation increase hearing
aid satisfaction
May 2011 -
Does Hearing Aid Cost Influence Buying Decision?
May 2011 - HearUSA Files for Bankrupcy
May 2011 - William Demant Selected as Stalking Horse
Bidder for HearUSA
May 2011 - Hearing healthcare professionals are
satisfied in their careers
June 2011 - Companies Battle for Billion Dollar
Chinese & Indian Hearing Aid Market
June 2011 - Audiotoniq Announces Revolutionary
High-Tech Hearing System
July 2011 - HLAA
Convention: Consumer Reports on Hearing Loss
July 2011 -
HLAA Encourages Transparency of Hearing Aid Pricing
July 2011 -
A Survey of Key Metrics for Benchmarking a Hearing
Practice, Part 2
July 2011 -
Hearing Aid Business Booms as Population Ages
July 2011 -
HearUSA case offers peek at profitable AARP brand
endorsements
August 2011 - HearUSA Announces Agreement
for Sale of Assets to Siemens
August 2011 -
ADA Files Federal
Lawsuit Against ASHA Alleging Fraudulent Activities
September 2011 - European Hearing Aid and
Cochlear Implant Market
October 2011 - Health Insurer to Provide Reduced
Cost Hearing Aids
October 2011 -
US Hearing Aid Sales Show Slow but Stable Growth in
Third Quarter
October 2011 - Better Hearing Institute Warns on
Do-It-Yourself Hearing Care
October 2011 -
Insurance Company Plan to Sell Hearing Aids
Criticized
November 2011 -
Industry Fights Back Against UnitedHealth's
Hearing Aid Program
November 2011 -
Are Internet hearing aid sales the inevitable
future?
November 2011 - Audiology Organizations Question Legality of Online Hearing Aid Marketing
November 2011 - Global Audiological Devices Market to
Reach US $26.2 Billion by 2017
November 2011 - IntriCon to Supply Hearing Aids to hi
HealthInnovations
November 2011 -
Cost-effective Pricing for Hearing Aids and Related Audiological
Services
November 2011 -
Hearing Loss Association of America Speaks Out on the Latest
UnitedHealthcareR Initiative
December 2011 -
Increasing Hearing Aid Adoption Rates Through
Value-based Advertising and Price Unbundling
December 2011 -
Meeting the First-Time User Challenge
January 2012 -
Consumer skittishness turns hearing aid sales
sluggish
January 2012 -
Programming hi HealthInnovations' Hearing Devices
January 2012 -
High Drama: The Unraveling of HearUSA
January 2012 -
Audiologist assistants may alleviate the
workforce squeeze
January 2012 -
India-made hearing aid to cost below $60
January 2012 -