Cochlear implants (bionic ears) are surgically implanted electronic devices designed to treat severe to profound sensorineural hearing impairment. The cochlea is the auditory portion of the inner ear and is spiral cavity found within the modiolus. The organ of corti, which is the sensory hearing organ found within the cochlea, is found along the partition that separates the fluid chambers of the cochlea. The cochlea implant is surgically implanted under the skin behind the ear; implantation will typically take 1½ to 5 hours. The device consists of an external sound processor (selectively filtering sound), microphone and RF transducer (transmits power and processed sound signals) and a stimulator and an internal receiver located within the bone beneath the skin, which converts signals into electric impulses through electrodes and a secondary coil which relays signals via electrodes (up to 24) directly to the cochlea.
Manufacturers of cochlear implants will differ with the numbers of electrodes. The device provides a treatment option for those with hearing loss too severe (due to loss of cochlea sensory hair cells) to be treated with standard hearing aids, as well as those with damaged middle ears but viable cochleae, who are also unable to benefit from the use of standard hearing aids or from the latest models of high powered hearing instruments.
In addition to adults, cochlear implants are especially beneficial to infants and very young children with single-sided deafness who, if treated early enough, are able to develop significantly better speech skills than if they were fit with a standard hearing aid later in life with the help of speech and language therapy. The improved speech and hearing ability offered by early cochlear implantation often results in better educational performance and a higher earning potential later in life. The surgery is typically followed up with post-cochlear implant aural rehabilitation, including an auditory verbal therapist, a speech language pathologist and a deaf educator.
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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
COCHLEAR IMPLANT 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 46
3.5 COMPETITIVE MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS 48
ABBREVIATIONS 52
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, Cochlear Implant Market, Europe, 2015 51
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
