WCochlear Bone Anchored Solutions is a company based in Gothenburg, Sweden, that manufactures and distributes bone conduction hearing solutions under the trademark Baha. The company was created in 1999 and was then called Entific Medical Systems. When Cochlear bought the company in 2005, the name changed to Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions. The acronym "BAHA" was trademarked into Baha, since it is not considered a hearing aid by insurance companies.
WCochlear is a medical device company that designs, manufactures and supplies the Nucleus cochlear implant, the Hybrid electro-acoustic implant and the Baha bone conduction implant.
WMED-EL is a global technology company that researches in the field of hearing loss and develops and manufactures implantable hearing systems. These include cochlear implants, middle ear implants, bone conduction hearing implants, electric acoustic stimulation hearing implant systems and auditory brainstem implants. The company is headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria and was founded in 1990. MED-EL is a private company and is managed by its co-owner Ingeborg Hochmair, who is an internationally acclaimed scientist and researcher.
WMiracle-Ear, Inc. is a hearing aid company consisting of a network of franchised and corporately-owned retail outlets. The company is a subsidiary of Amplifon, the worldwide distributor of hearing aids based in Italy. Miracle-Ear’s U.S. headquarters are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As of 2014 it has more than 1,200 locations in the United States, and it is the best-known hearing aid brand in the U.S. In 2014, the company added several locations in Canada, with plans to open more Canadian outlets. According to the company, Miracle-Ear outlets offer free hearing tests and consultations, and the hearing aids include a risk-free 30-day trial period plus service, warranty, and lifetime after-care.
WReSound is a provider of hearing aids and accessories, represented in more than 100 countries. Headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark, ReSound is part of GN Store Nord, alongside other brands such as Jabra, Beltone and Interton. Before being acquired in 1999, ReSound was founded in 1943 by Dr. Rodney Perkins of Stanford University.
WSonotone Corporation was a hearing aid manufacturer that was started by Hugo Leiber, inventor of the bone conduction receiver, in New York City in 1929. It was a leader in the hearing aid industry until multiple buyouts ending in 1970 led to the abandonment of the manufacturing plant. It was temporarily revived in 1987 but had closed again by 2005.
WStarkey Hearing Technologies is an American privately owned company based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota that makes hearing aids, and is one of the largest hearing aid manufacturers in the world. As of 2019, the company had more than 5,000 employees in 24 facilities, serving more than 100 markets worldwide, and is the only American-owned global hearing aid manufacturer.
WTondi Elektroonika, formerly known as Tallinna Pooljuhttakistite Tehas, Hans Pöögelmanni nimeline Tallinna Raadiotehnika Tehas and Hans Pöögelmanni nimeline Elektrotehnika Tehas, as well as Factory number A-1381 was a factory of electrotechnical components located in Tallinn, Estonia. It was a significant component of the Soviet Military-industrial complex.
WWidex A/S is the world’s sixth largest hearing aid manufacturer. In close collaboration with international audiological researchers and specialists, the company has developed a wide range of digital hearing aid. They introduced the world's first commercially available 100% digital in-the-ear hearing aid in 1995 based on the research model developed by Oticon that same year.