BIHIMA Reports Q1 2025 Growth in Hearing Instrument Sales
BIHIMA’s Q1 2025 report shows strong growth in hearing instrument sales across the UK and Ireland, with particularly notable increases in NHS and rechargeable device uptake.
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BIHIMA Highlights Hearing Tech’s Impact on Inclusivity
The BIHIMA highlighted the benefits of hearing technology for creating a more inclusive society as well as current barriers to hearing care.
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BIHIMA Releases Q1 2021 Market Data for UK, Ireland
Hearing instrument unit sales are down for Q1 of 2021 compared to the previous quarter, which is “unsurprising due to the lockdown restrictions that ran throughout spring this year and increased COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations at the start of the year,” according to an announcement from the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA).
BIHIMA Releases Q2 2020 Hearing Instrument Market Data
Q2 shows the impact of the effects of the lockdown in the private sector and the scaling back of the NHS audiology service during lockdown, with an 85% reduction in sales in the UK in Q2 compared to Q1, according to BIHIMA’s report.
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BIHIMA Survey Finds 1 in 6 UK Adults Have Hearing Loss
In a recent survey of 2,000 UK adults, commissioned by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) and announced on its website, 16% of respondents self-reported suffering from hearing loss, with men being nearly twice as likely to suffer as women: 1 in 5 men reported suffering from hearing loss compared to 1 in 10 women.
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BIHIMA Supports Hearing Care Industry Response to COVID-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected all of us in varying ways and our industry is responding admirably, pulling together to balance the need for provision with patient safety, while keeping infection risk as low as possible for audiologists and other clinical practitioners.
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BIHIMA Releases Q1 2020 Market Results
Not surprisingly, the UK figures are slightly down on Q4 2019, with over 400,000 units sold. Ireland Q1 units were particularly robust following a strong Q4 in 2019, with 16,830 units sold, according to BIHIMA.
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BIHIMA Publishes Coronavirus Statement
BIHIMA supports the government’s recommendation that community audiology clinics are exempt from general retail closures, as well as the British Academy of Audiology’s (BAA) COVID-19 guidelines, which offer alternatives to face-to-face interactions.
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BIHIMA Cancels 2020 Conference
It is the board’s hope to bring the sector together again, in person, in the not-too-distant future, but in the meantime we will continue to support the industry online and will be working with all our partners and stakeholders as we aim to remain united and resilient in the face of this unprecedented situation.
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BIHIMA Releases Q4 Results for Hearing Device Market
According to the report, the key finding is that private (non-NHS) units were “very strong in Q4” with sales up 9.7% on the same period in 2018 and up 8.1% on Q3 2019. Over the whole of 2019, private units were up 6.9% on 2018.
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BIHIMA Conference Dates Changed to May 14-15, 2020
The British and Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) has announced a date...
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British and Irish Hearing Aid Sales Up, but Mixed, says BIHIMA
The key finding, according to BIHIMA, is that NHS Q3 unit sales were 12.9% up on Q3 2018 (and 14% year-to-date). Private unit sales, whilst not as strong as previous quarters this year, were up 2.5% on the same period last year, and up 5.9% year to date.
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BIHIMA’s Second Annual Conference to Take Place June 4-5, 2020
The speaker program and workshop series will demonstrate how “disruption” is a force to be welcomed, bringing challenge and generating innovation and positive change—from disruptive technology which leads to new products, to disruptive solutions for running a retail practice, to disruptive factors—such as new consumer trends—which change the entire audiology landscape.
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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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UK Hearing and Optical Associations Meet to Discuss Future Collaboration
For some years, audiology has had a close relationship with optometry, with an increasing number of optical practices electing to offer their patients audiology services as a part of their clinical offering.
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BIHIMA Announces New NHS Hearing Loss Needs Assessment Guide
According to BIHIMA, the new guide will help regions across England tackle the major and growing public health challenge that unaddressed hearing loss has become.
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BIHIMA Surveys Audiologist Panel on Issues Facing Hearing Industry
Over half (55%) of audiologists do not believe their patients are aware of the link between hearing loss and cognitive decline, according to the results of an audiologist research panel, conducted by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA), the Association announced.
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BIHIMA Surveys Audiologist Panel on Issues Facing Hearing Industry
Over half (55%) of audiologists do not believe their patients are aware of the link between hearing loss and cognitive decline, according to the results of an audiologist research panel, conducted by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA), the Association announced.
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