A bone-anchored hearing aid (BAHA) is a surgically implanted device designed to treat hearing loss by transmitting the sounds it receives through direct bone conduction to the nerve fibers of the inner ear. The device consists of an externally worn receiver and sound processor, which resembles a standard behind-the-ear hearing aid, and an external abutment that vibrates a titanium implant. The hearing aid is operational once the titanium fixture bonds with the surrounding tissue (osseointegration). This process usually takes two to six months from when the device has been implanted, but has been dramatically reduced by Oticon’s new minimally invasive surgical procedure.
Patients with conductive and mixed hearing loss are the primary candidates for bone-anchored hearing aids; this includes patients with chronic inflammation or infection of the ear canal which prevents the use of standard hearing aids, patients with conditions which have led to malformation of the ear canal, patients with single-sided deafness, patients with a bilateral conductive loss due to ossicular disease and patients who have malformed or absent outer ear and ear canals.
A few BAHA manufacturers now use a snap-lock mechanism where the BAHA unit can be clipped onto the implanted abutment; the mechanism serves as a safety feature which helps prevent damage to the surrounding tissue or the bone. The titanium implant component of the device is screwed into the bone through the skin. This creates an open wound, which is a constant risk for infection. Mitigating this risk requires daily care and the use of a topical antibiotic. A prospective patient can test the BAHA device prior to undergoing surgery by wearing a steel band over their ear, which presses against the side of the patient’s skull.
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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 GERMANY 23
2.3 FRANCE 24
2.4 UNITED KINGDOM 25
2.5 ITALY 26
2.6 SPAIN 27
2.7 BENELUX 28
2.9 SCANDINAVIA 29
2.10 AUSTRIA 30
2.11 SWITZERLAND 31
2.12 PORTUGAL 32
BONE ANCHORED HEARING SYSTEMS MARKET 33
3.1 INTRODUCTION 33
3.1.1 Patient Pathway 34
3.2 MARKET OVERVIEW 35
3.3 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST 36
3.4 DRIVERS AND LIMITERS 45
3.4.1 Market Drivers 45
3.4.2 Market Limiters 45
3.5 COMPETITIVE MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS 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, Germany, 2015 23
Chart 2 2: Country Profile, France, 2015 24
Chart 2 3: Country Profile, United Kingdom, 2015 25
Chart 2 4: Country Profile, Italy, 2015 26
Chart 2 5: Country Profile, Spain, 2015 27
Chart 2 6: Country Profile, Benelux, 2015 28
Chart 2 7: Country Profile, Scandinavia, 2015 29
Chart 2 8: Country Profile, Austria, 2015 30
Chart 2 9: Country Profile, Switzerland, 2015 31
Chart 2 10: Country Profile, Portugal, 2015 32
Chart 3 1: Leading Competitors, Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Market, Europe, 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
