Starkey Laboratories originated in 1967 when William Austin founded Professional Hearing Aid Service, an all-make hearing instrument repair service in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Today, Starkey Laboratories is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of hearing instruments with 38 facilities in 23 countries.
As a world leader in hearing innovation, Starkey has helped millions of patients experience more with never-before-seen hearing aid technologies.
It was Starkey that first made hearing aids virtually feedback-free: so they don’t whistle when you hug someone, buzz when you touch your hair, or shriek when you put on a hat.
It was Starkey that created the industry’s first in-canal hearing aid and the first custom, digital and fully programmable invisible hearing aid, bringing the world smaller, more discreet hearing solutions.
It was Starkey that first utilised nanotechnology in hearing aids, brought touch technology to hearing aids, made hearing aids waterproof, and began tackling the biggest challenge wearers have historically faced — hearing in noise.
Oticons motto of “People first” perfectly sums up their aim, not just to improve people’s hearing but improve their lives with it. Oticon is driven by its dedication to doing things better and its innovative culture is geared to meeting the needs of a changing world. With powerful insight from people through user-tests, interviews and research, Oticon work towards their goal of making products which best fit the user.
Founded in 1904 by Hans Demant, whose wife was hearing impaired, Oticon are one of the largest manufacturers of hearing aids in the world. Oticon is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, with branches all over the world.
Founded in Switzerland in 1947, Phonak set out with a mission to provide cutting edge hearing solutions, to those suffering with hearing loss and impairment. For over 70 years, they have dedicated time researching into how they can produce and develop products that, “change people’s lives to thrive socially and emotionally.”
Phonak is a global provider of hearing solutions and is represented in over 100 countries. On average, three Phonak hearing aids are fitted every minute!
ReSound is part of The GN Group, the global leader in intelligent audio solutions that let you hear more, do more and be more than you ever thought possible. We place people with hearing loss at the heart of everything we do.
With roots that reach all the way back to 1943, ReSound has pioneered the hearing aid industry and delivered a number of hearing industry firsts. ReSound was the first to deliver direct connectivity and the worlds first Made for iPhone hearing aid with direct stereo sound streaming. ReSound is represented in more than 80 countries around the world.
