Importance & Scope:

The Hearing Devices 2015 will be an opportunity to meet and discuss issues of importance with colleagues from many different countries. The hosts of this event are pleased to share news of it with audiologists and others who are involved in issues related to hearing and the needs of people who have hearing loss. This will be the place to expose the new techniques and updated information on hearing devices.More information on the audiology will be available for interested individuals to make plans to attend this important learning event.

Why Birmingham?

Birmingham, U.K. is best placefor the research and companies as there are about 1/6thof population in U.K. suffering with hearing problem. About More than 70%of over 70 year-olds and 40% of over 50 year-olds have some form of hearing loss. There are more than 10 millionpeople in the U.K.with some form of hearing loss.

Conference Highlights:

• Audiology: Medicine & Instrumentation
• Auditory Disorders
• Diagnostics in Audiology
• Hearing: Biology and Physiology
• Pediatric Audiology
• Hearing Loss and Prevention
• Auditory Rehabilitation
• Auditory Neurophysiology
• Hearing Aids and Treatment Technology
• Implantable Technologies and Advancement in Treatment

Why to attend???

The Hearing Devices 2015 will be an opportunity to meet and discuss issues and updated information on hearing devices. More information on the audiology will be available for interested individuals to make plans to attend this important learning event of importance with colleagues from many different countries. The hosts of this event are pleased to share news of it with audiologists and others who are involved in issues related to hearing and the needs of people who have hearing loss. This will be the place to expose the new techniques.

Major Associations around the Globe

• Educational Audiology Association
• Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Associations 
• South African Association of Audiologists (SAAA)
• Audiology Australia Ltd
• Canadian Academy of Audiology

Major Associations in U.K.

• Speech language hearing association,
• British Society of Audiology(BSA).
• British Academy of Audiology (BAA) 
• British Association ofAudiological Physicians (BAAP) 
• British Association of Educational Audiologists (BAEA)
• The British Association of Paediatricians in Audiology (BAPA)
• British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (BATOD).
• British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA)
• British Tinnitus Association 
• British Society of Neuro-Otology (BSNO)
• Defeating Deafness
• National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
• Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)

Statistical Analysis of Associations

Figure 1: Statistical Analysis

Source: Reference-1

Target Audience:

Directors/Managers & Business Intelligence Experts, Departmental Managers, Vice Presidents/Directors & Brand Manufacturers/ Marketers of Consumer Products. Retailers, Marketing, Advertising and Promotion Agency Executives, Hearing Aid Providers, Professors and Students from Academia in the study of Audiology and Hearing loss field.

Figure 2: Target Audience

Source: Reference-2

Top Universities in U.K.:

• University of Birmingham
• Birmingham City University
• Aston University
• De Montfort University
• University of Manchester
• University of Leeds
• Queen Margaret University
• University of Southampton
  
  
  

  Companies Associated with Hearing Aid activities

• Tinnitus Treatment Solutions
• Siemens Audiology Solutions
• Arab Health
• e-LfH
• Quest
• Bapen

  Industries Associated with Hearing Aids

• Bill Mahan
• Hearing Planet
• Hearing Solutions Inc.
• Amplisound
• Audibel
• Audina
• Beltone
• Bernafon-Switzerland 
• Electone-Spanish
• Elkon-India
• Eurion-Switzerland
• Hansaton
• Micro-Tech Hearing Instruments
• GN ReSound

Figure 4: Industries Associated with Hearing Aids

Source: Reference-4

Glance at Market of Audiology and Hearing Devices:

10.8 million hearing aids were sold in 2012, for a total wholesale value of $5.4 billion.45 %percent of the hearing aids were sold in Europe, 29% in North America, and 26% in the rest of the world.Including the $1 billioncochlear implant market, where it is looking for 10%-15%growth. Amplifon, whose annual sale of 800,000-900,000hearing aids a year makes it the world’s largest retailer it estimates that industry revenue will grow 3.2%in2013.

Market Growth of Hearing Aids-

Figure 5:Market growth of Hearing aids

Source: Reference-5

Statistics of Marketers, Researchers and Academicians working on Audiology and Hearing Devices:

Figure 6: People

Source: Reference-6

References:

1. https://www.google.co.in/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=associations+and+societies+for+audiology+in+birmingham
2. http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/deafness-in-adults
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiology
4. http://thehearingaidadvicecentre.co.uk/manufacturers/
5. http://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearingnewswatch/2013/research-firm-analyzes-market-share-retail-stores-prospects-of-major-hearing-aid-makers/
6. http://www.audiology.org/education-research/research/other-funding-opportunities