In 2015, the hearing aid battery market, limited to those countries where the government does not provide batteries for free in this report. Of particular interest is the U.K. market, where batteries are given out for free via the NHS As such, these numbers have been excluded from the cost/unit analysis. These contracts are often awarded via tenders and the prices and quantities are corporate secrets kept quiet.
Standard hearing aids require specialized batteries, typically zinc-air, in order to function. These batteries must be replaced by the user or an audiologist. Virtually all hearing aid batteries sold on the market are zinc-air. They have a high energy density that is achieved by using the oxygen in the air as the cathode portion of the cell. This eliminates the necessity to package a cathode electrolyte in the cell, allowing for more effective current-generating volume for the same amount of space.
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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
HEARING AID BATTERY MARKET 33
3.1 INTRODUCTION 33
3.1.1 Predominance of Zinc-Air 33
3.1.2 Rechargeable Hearing Aid Batteries 33
3.1.3 Typical Lifespan 33
3.2 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST 35
3.2.1 Hearing Aid Battery Units Sold by Size 43
3.3 DRIVERS AND LIMITERS 49
3.3.1 Market Drivers 49
3.3.2 Market Limiters 49
3.4 COMPETITIVE MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS 51
ABBREVIATIONS 54
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: Hearing Aid Battery Units Sold by Size, Europe, 2012 – 2022 44
Chart 3 2: Leading Competitors, Hearing Aid Battery Market, Europe, 2015 53
Figure 1 1: Hearing Device Market Share Ranking by Segment, Europe, 2015 3
Figure 1 2: Companies Researched in this Report, Europe, 2015 4
Figure 1 3: Factors Impacting the Hearing Device Market by Segment, Europe 5
Figure 1 4: Recent Events in the Hearing Device Market, Europe, 2012 – 2016 6
Figure 1 5: Hearing Device Markets Covered, Europe, 2015 7
Figure 1 6: Key Report Updates 8
Figure 1 7: Version History 8
Figure 3 1: Hearing Aid Battery Market, Europe, 2012 – 2022 (€ and US$) 36
Chart 3 2: Hearing Aid Battery Market, Europe, 2012 – 2022 37
Figure 3 3: Hearing Aid Battery Units Sold by Country, Europe, 2012 – 2022 38
Figure 3 4: Hearing Aid Battery ASP by Country, Europe, 2012 – 2022 (€) 39
Figure 3 5: Hearing Aid Battery ASP by Country, Europe, 2012 – 2022 (US$) 40
Figure 3 6: Hearing Aid Battery Market by Country, Europe, 2012 – 2022 (€M) 41
Figure 3 7: Hearing Aid Battery Market by Country, Europe, 2012 – 2022 (US$M) 42
Figure 3 8: Hearing Aid Battery Units Sold by Size, Europe, 2012 – 2022 (Millions) 44
Figure 3 9: Hearing Aid Battery Units Sold by Country, Size 675, Europe, 2012 – 2022 (Millions) 45
Figure 3 10: Hearing Aid Battery Units Sold by Country, Size 13, Europe, 2012 – 2022 (Millions) 46
Figure 3 11: Hearing Aid Battery Units Sold by Country, Size 312, Europe, 2012 – 2022 (Millions) 47
Figure 3 12: Hearing Aid Battery Units Sold by Country, Size 10, Europe, 2012 – 2022 (Millions) 48
Figure 3 13: Leading Competitors, Hearing Aid Battery Market, Europe, 2015 52
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
