Survey Reveals Hearing Health as Longevity Blind Spot: An Interview with Sigurd Brandt, MD
Sigurd Brandt shares his perspective on what the longevity blind spot survey results mean for audiology and people’s hearing health, now and in the future.
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UK, ROI Hearing Instrument Market Grew 7% in 2025, BIHIMA Reports
Data shows strong annual performance across public and private sectors, though quarterly trends were mixed with a dip in private sales in Q4.
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US Hearing Aid Sales Fall by 18% in 2020
According to Hearing Industries Association (HIA) statistics, total net hearing aid sales in 2020 reached 3.47 million units, a decrease of 18.0%, with the private/commercial sector experiencing a decrease of 14.2% and the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a decrease of 34.0%. Here is an analysis of hearing aid sales in 2020, including state-by-state unit losses, and what the future might hold in 2021.
Better Times Ahead
April is the cruelest month, according to T.S. Eliot. This certainly proved true for the hearing healthcare field in 2020.
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BSHAA Publishes Results of April Covid-19 Member Survey
The British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA) has published results from an April survey of its UK members about how they were responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey has several interesting parallels to a Hearing Review survey of US hearing care practices during the same period in mid-April.
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US hearing aid unit sales dropped off the table after the first week of March. However, even with the “Great Lockdown,” first-quarter US hearing aid unit sales still came in about 1% above the same period last year, according to HIA statistics.
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Results of the Covid-19 Impact Survey #2 (April 9-17) for Hearing Healthcare Practices
A survey on how audiologists and hearing aid specialists are coping with the Covid-19 pandemic in their practices during April-May 2020.
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Hearing Review Coronavirus Impact Survey #1 Results (March 19-24)
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, The Hearing Review surveyed hearing care professionals during the past week regarding how the outbreak is impacting their business. Here are the results.
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Hearing Aid Unit Sales Increase by 6.5% in 2019
Hearing aid unit sales in the United States during 2019 increased by 6.5%—and officially broke the 4 million-unit mark for the first time, according to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Association.
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US Hearing Aid Sales Rise by 4.9% Through Q3 2019
According to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Association (HIA), Washington, DC, overall hearing aid unit sales through the first three quarters of 2019 have increased by 4.9%, with a 4.2% increase in the commercial sector and a 7.9% increase in the VA.
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British and Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association Q2 2019 Report Shows Decline in NHS Market
However, private sales in the UK continued their strong performance with hearing instrument sales up 4.4% on Q1, from 82,573 to 86,250 units sold.
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ASHA Publishes Data on Annual Salaries from New Audiology Survey
Of the 1,615 respondents who reported how they were paid, more than 4 in 5 (81%) respondents were employed as clinical service providers whose salaries ranged from $79,095 for providers to $104,293 for administrators, supervisors, and directors. Private practice owners had an annual median salary of $84,000, according to the report.
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International Campaign for Better Hearing Announces Results of Hearing Loss Survey
The study results, which the The International Campaign for Better Hearing announced in a press release, conclude that 74% of respondents from around the world with hearing loss have at some point been embarrassed, while 69% have felt anxious, 64% have experienced feeling socially isolated, 59% felt tired/drained, 62% suffered from anger or frustration, and 49% have even felt unsafe as a result of their hearing loss.
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MED-EL Survey Shows 'Family Voices' Most Likely to Be Missed with Hearing Loss
The survey findings illustrate the significance of hearing on families and life events: 64% of respondents said that hearing “I love you” from a partner or family member would not be the same if they couldn’t hear; this was the most mentioned life event, according to MED-EL’s survey.
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Hearing Aid Sales Increase by 2.5% in First Quarter of 2019
Hearing aid net unit sales in the United States increased by 2.5% during the first quarter (Q1) of 2019, totaling 1,000,653 units—the second time unit volume has ever exceeded 1 million in a quarter.
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The Impact of Unilateral Hearing Loss on Adult Life
There is a need to improve awareness and to better understand the impact and struggles of people who have unilateral hearing loss (UHL), the professionals who treat them, and those who work, live, and socialize with them. With better awareness comes better understanding, so health professionals can refer them rather than dismiss them. Moreover, better understanding can fuel motivation and allow the person with UHL to be more proactive about managing the condition while reducing anxiety.
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Untreated Disabling Hearing Loss Costs Billions – in the US and the Rest of the World
A new study compiled for Hear-It estimates that disabling hearing loss (≥35 dB HL) costs €216 billion per year in Europe. Applying the report’s same methodology to the United States, 14.6 million people in the USA live with an untreated, disabling hearing loss, with a cost of $133 billion each year. This amounts to $9,100 per person with an untreated disabling hearing loss.
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Oticon Releases Survey Highlighting Tinnitus Prevalence in the UK
An alarming 21% of respondents experience tinnitus symptoms such as ringing, buzzing, or persistent noise in the ears. Among these respondents, less than half have seen a doctor or hearing care professional about their symptoms, 25% do not think that they need to, and worryingly, almost 40% are not concerned about their overall hearing health, despite nearly half reporting that they do not have good hearing.
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