Table Of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 THE MARKET FOR HEARING DEVICES
1.2 HEARING AIDS BY STYLE
1.3 HEARING AIDS BY CIRCUIT
1.4 BONE ANCHORED HEARING AIDS
1.5 COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
1.6 DIRECT DRIVE IMPLANTS
1.7 OAE AND ABR ANALYZERS
1.8 AUDIOMETERS AND TYMPANOMETERS
1.9 REAL EAR ANALYZERS
1.10 OTOSCOPES
1.11 HEARING AID BATTERIES
1.12 AUDIOLOGIST SURVEY
1.13 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
2.1 RESEARCH SCOPE
2.2 IDATA’S 9-STEP METHODOLOGY
Step 1: Project Initiation & Team Selection
Step 2: Prepare Data Systems and Perform Secondary Research
Step 3: Preparation for Interviews & Questionnaire Design
Step 4: Performing Primary Research
Step 5: Research Analysis: Establishing Baseline Estimates
Step 6: Market Forecast and Analysis
Step 7: Identify Strategic Opportunities
Step 8: Final Review and Market Release
Step 9: Customer Feedback and Market Monitoring
OVERVIEW OF HEARING INSTRUMENTS
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
3.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS
3.3.1 Market Drivers
3.3.2 Market Limiters
3.4 MARKET SEGMENTED BY DEVICE TYPE
3.5 TREND ANALYSIS BY MARKET SEGMENT
3.6 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
3.7 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
OVERVIEW OF HEARING AIDS
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 HEARING IMPAIRED POPULATION
4.3 HEARING AID PENETRATION
4.4 AUDIOLOGIST STATISTICS
4.5 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
4.6 MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS
4.6.1 Market Drivers
4.6.2 Market Limiters
4.7 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
4.7.1 Market Leaders
4.7.2 Emerging Competitors
HEARING AIDS BY STYLE
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
5.2.1 Traditional Behind-the-Ear Market
5.2.2 Open-fit and RICs Market
5.2.3 In the Ear Market
5.2.4 In the Canal Market
5.2.5 Completely In the Canal Market
5.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS
5.3.1 Market Drivers
5.3.2 Market Limiters
5.4 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
HEARING AIDS BY CIRCUIT
6.1 INTRODUCTION
6.2 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
6.2.1 Non-Programmable Analog Market
6.2.2 Overall Digital Signal Processing Hearing Aid Market
6.2.3 Economy Digital Signal Processing Market
6.2.4 Mid-Level Digital Signal Processing Market
6.2.5 Premium Digital Signal Processing Market
6.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS
6.3.1 Market Drivers
6.3.2 Market Limiters
6.4 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
BONE ANCHORED HEARING AIDS
7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.2 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
7.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS
7.3.1 Market Drivers
7.3.2 Market Limiters
7.4 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
7.4.1 Market Leaders
7.4.2 Emerging Competitors
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
8.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS
8.3.1 Market Drivers
8.3.2 Market Limiters
8.4 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
8.4.1 Market Leaders
8.4.2 Emerging Competitors
DIRECT DRIVE IMPLANTS
9.1 INTRODUCTION
9.2 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
9.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS
9.3.1 Market Drivers
9.3.2 Market Limiters
9.4 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
9.4.1 Market Leaders
9.4.2 Emerging Competitors
OVERVIEW OF DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT
10.1 INTRODUCTION
10.2 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
10.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS
10.3.1 Market Drivers
10.3.2 Market Limiters
10.4 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
OAE AND ABR ANALYZERS
11.1 INTRODUCTION
11.2 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
11.2.1 OAE Analyzers
11.2.2 ABR Analyzers
11.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS
11.3.1 Market Drivers
11.3.2 Market Limiters
11.4 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
AUDIOMETERS AND TYMPANOMETERS
12.1 INTRODUCTION
12.2 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
12.2.1 Screening Audiometers
12.2.2 Diagnostic Audiometers
12.2.3 Industrial Audiometers
12.2.4 Tympanometers
12.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS
12.3.1 Market Drivers
12.3.2 Market Limiters
12.4 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
REAL EAR ANALYZERS
13.1 INTRODUCTION
13.2 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
13.2.1 Standard Otoscopes
13.2.2 Video Otoscopes
13.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS
13.3.1 Market Drivers
13.3.2 Market Limiters
13.4 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
OTOSCOPES
14.1 INTRODUCTION
14.2 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
14.2.1 Standard Otoscopes
14.2.2 Video Otoscopes
14.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS
14.3.1 Market Drivers
14.3.2 Market Limiters
14.4 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
HEARING AID BATTERIES
15.1 INTRODUCTION
15.2 MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
15.3 MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS
15.3.1 Market Drivers
15.3.2 Market Limiters
15.4 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
AUDIOLOGIST SURVEY
16.1 SURVEY OVERVIEW
16.2 SURVEY RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
16.2.1 Question 1: Average Patient Age
16.2.2 Question 2: Percentage Pediatric Patients
16.2.3 Question 3: Average Income of Patients
16.2.4 Question 4: Audiologist-Manufacturer Relationship
16.2.5 Question 5: Purchasing Decision by Hearing Loss Type
16.2.6 Question 6: Audiology Procedures Performed
16.2.7 Question 7: Options Given to Patients by Audiologists When Choosing Hearing Aid Manufacturer and Circuit Type
16.2.8 Question 8: Options Given to Patients by Audiologists When Choosing Style
16.2.9 Question 9: Percentage of Hearing Aids Sold by Style
16.3 LIST OF SURVEY QUESTIONS
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