In France, the reimbursement rate for hearing aids is the lowest in Europe. This low reimbursement has been the source of immense controversy. There has been an immense amount of government lobbying that resulted in a study being commissioned in 2015. The key words of the study are accessibility and affordability. Many key opinion holders believe that once the study is completed, there will be an increase in reimbursement. However, projections on market variables have assumed an unchanging reimbursement.
The total hearing aid market includes both manufacturer revenue and retail revenue. The manufacturer hearing aid market segment represents the revenue generated from manufacturers selling their hearing aids to retailers. The retail hearing aid market segment represents the revenue generated from retailers selling hearing aids to end users. This approach was taken in order to do a comparison of the market revenue of the manufacturers of the hearing aid devices versus the retail hearing aid sales.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS I
LIST OF FIGURES III
LIST OF CHARTS IV
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
EUROPEAN HEARING DEVICE MARKET OVERVIEW 1
COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 3
MARKET TRENDS 5
MARKET DEVELOPMENTS 6
MARKETS INCLUDED 7
KEY REPORT UPDATES 8
VERSION HISTORY 8
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 9
1.1 RESEARCH SCOPE 9
1.2 IDATA’S 9-STEP METHODOLOGY 9
Step 1: Project Initiation & Team Selection 9
Step 2: Prepare Data Systems and Perform Secondary Research 11
Step 3: Preparation for Interviews & Questionnaire Design 12
Step 4: Performing Primary Research 13
Step 5: Research Analysis: Establishing Baseline Estimates 15
Step 6: Market Forecast and Analysis 16
Step 7: Identify Strategic Opportunities 18
Step 8: Final Review and Market Release 19
Step 9: Customer Feedback and Market Monitoring 20
COUNTRY PROFILES 21
2.1 INTRODUCTION 21
2.1.1.1 Population 21
2.1.1.2 Median Age 21
2.1.1.3 Hearing Aid Penetration Rate 21
2.1.1.4 GDP Per Capita 21
2.1.1.5 Price Index 22
2.2 FRANCE 23
FRANCE HEARING AID MARKET 24
3.1 INTRODUCTION 24
3.1.1 Reimbursement Policies 24
3.1.2 Industry Structure 24
3.2 HEARING AID COUNTRY STATISTICS 25
3.3 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST 27
3.3.1 Manufacturer Hearing Aid Market 27
3.3.2 Retail Hearing Aid Market 29
3.4 UNIT ANALYSIS 31
3.4.1 Units Sold by Style 31
3.4.2 Units Sold by Circuit 34
3.4.3 Units Sold by Battery Size 38
3.5 DRIVERS AND LIMITERS 41
3.5.1 Market Drivers 41
3.5.2 Market Limiters 41
3.6 COMPETITIVE MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS 43
3.6.1 Manufacturer Hearing Aid Market 43
3.6.2 Retail Hearing Aid Market 47
ABBREVIATIONS 50
Chart 1 1: Hearing Device Market by Segment, Europe, 2012 – 2022 2
Chart 1 2: Hearing Device Market Overview, Europe, 2012 & 2022 2
Chart 2 1: Country Profile, France, 2015 23
Chart 3 1: Manufacturer Hearing Aid Market, France, 2012 – 2022 28
Chart 3 2: Retail Hearing Aid Market, France, 2012 – 2022 30
Chart 3 3: Leading Competitors, Manufacturer Hearing Aid Market, France, 2015 46
Chart 3 4: Leading Competitors, Retail Hearing Aid Market, France, 2015 49
Sonova
Siemens
William Demant
GN ReSound
Widex
Starkey
Others include Audifon, Audina, Audio Service , Eurion, ExSilent, Gewa, Hansaton, Magnatone/Persona Medical, Puretone, Rion, Sebotek, Starkey, etc