EHIMA Reports Growth in Professionally Fitted Hearing-Aid Sales in 2024
The European Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (EHIMA) reported that its member companies sold 22.69 million hearing aids in 2024, a 4% increase from 2023. These are aggregate member-company sales of professionally fitted devices, not a count of individual users or proof of improved health outcomes.
EHIMA interpreted the increase as a sign of growing attention to hearing health, modern hearing technology and access to professional care. The association also connected it with efforts toward earlier identification and support for hearing loss. Sales growth alone cannot establish which factors caused the change.
Newly elected EHIMA president Peter Karlströmer welcomed increased use of hearing aids. He said member companies would continue technology development and support public-health efforts aimed at earlier diagnosis and care.
About EHIMA
EHIMA represents major hearing-aid manufacturers and describes its mission as advancing hearing health through hearing-system development and collaboration with hearing-care professionals.
About Tingoton
Hangzhou Tingoton Technology Co., Ltd. says it was founded in December 2018 in Hangzhou's Binjiang high-tech district. It describes a multidisciplinary team developing hearing-care support products for centers and people with hearing loss.
The table, citing EHIMA data, reports global hearing-aid sales in millions of units: 2019, 17.06 (+6.4%); 2020, 14.12 (−17.2%); 2021, 19.34 (+37.0%); 2022, 20.25 (+4.7%); 2023, 21.81 (+7.7%); and 2024, 22.69 (+4.0%).
