Global informations about hearing aids and the hearing aids market for a better understanding.

Faced with a wide range of hearing aids (BTE, ITE, custom-made, pre-configured, on the internet, in opticians, in traditional stores, with a prescription, without a prescription) and with the great diversity of prices, it is difficult to make the right choice. This article aims at providing elements to enlighten the consumer and allow him to choose wisely.

Wearing a hearing aid has many benefits for social and professional life, as well as for health. Once you have accepted the idea, how do you go about getting one and what is the level of coverage for hearing aids in 2023 ?…

Although wearing a hearing aid provides immediate listening comfort for people with presbycusis and is the key to a fulfilling social life, 75% of people in Europe and worldwide reject this solution. The structure of the market, the waiting time for a medical consultation, the healthcare process, the price and the out-of-pocket expenses as well as the complexity of the device are all reasons mentioned…

Hearing impairment and presbycusis are to be distinguished in the answer to this often asked question. If, in both cases, the earlier the patient is fitted with a hearing aid, the better, in reality, things are quite different. In the case of hearing impairment, hearing aids are fitted as soon as the impairment is detected, whereas in the case of presbycusis, the first fitting of…

Wearing a hearing aid has many health, social and professional benefits. However, only 1 out of 4 presbycusiacs use them today. People with mild to moderate hearing loss are the first to be exposed to the risk of progressive isolation and depression caused by the refusal of a hearing aid.

In this special hearing file of 13 articles, we gather all the questions asked by our clients or on the web about hearing aids. We answer them point by point, to give you a clear vision and allow you to move forward in an enlightened way in your desire for hearing aids.

What are the future prospects for hearing aids ? It is difficult to have a clear opinion on the question when reading the various articles on the Internet, as the approach is more marketing than technological popularization. Does this lack of popularization hide a lack of real innovation ? This is the question that can be asked. Moreover, no medical article really deals with this…

The global hearing aid market is booming and this growth is expected to continue in the coming years due to demographic changes, resulting in a higher proportion of people over the age of 60. Not surprisingly, the prevalence of presbyacusis remains. In comparison to Europe, Switzerland has the lowest rate of hearing loss (7.7% of its population) and one of the highest rates of hearing…

Etymologically, presbycusis comes from the Greek word "presbys" (ancient, old man) and "akousis" (hearing). It is therefore, by definition, the old age of the ear. The resulting deafness is a perceptive deafness (inner ear), by lesion of the hair cells of the inner ear. It is known that as we age, our hearing loses its acuity, a condition which, in our noisy society, is unfortunately…

Since time immemorial, people with hearing loss have been looking for ways to hear better. From the elementary gesture to the shell in the shape of a cochlea, the end of which was introduced into the auricle, it was realized that a device in the shape of a cone or a horn would allow one to hear better by introducing it into the auditory canal.

As untreated hearing loss, particularly among older Americans, is a major problem, this trial aims to compare sales of hearing aids with service (sale by a hearing care professional) and without (pre-tuned, over-the-counter device), as well as to identify the impact of purchase price on user satisfaction and daily use. The conclusion emphasize that preset hearing aids is a great solution for presbycusis people in…

What is a hearing aid? What is the purpose of a hearing aid? What can we expect from a hearing aid? Why are there so many price differences between hearing aids and is this justified? So many questions that it is useful to ask yourself before buying these devices. But, if the different brands flood the media with their advertising, the technical explanations and performances…

There are 2 main families of hearing aids : Behind-The-Ear and In-The-Ear. In view of the constantly requests of patients asking for a hearing aid as discreet as possible, it seemed necessary to evoke what is currently proposed and what one can expect from it as objectively as possible in particular on the following points : discretion, performance, tolerance and solidity.

For decades, hearing care professionals and companies have been surveying patients to conclude that about 13% of hearing impaired people wear a hearing aid. In other words, more than 80% of patients give up the comfort and quality of life that a hearing aid could bring them. The average age of hearing aid fitting in France is 71, i.e. almost 7 years after the first…