Starkey Hearing Aids
Starkey hearing aids are the flagship brand of Starkey Hearing Technologies, one of the world’s top hearing aid manufacturers. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Starkey is the only US company among the “Big Five,” a group of companies that collectively control more than 80 percent of the global market for hearing aids.
William F. Austin founded Starkey Hearing in 1967, initially as a retail shop and repair service for hearing aids. The company soon began building its own hearing aids and gradually expanded sales worldwide. In the past decade, Starkey has invested heavily in research and development, delivering innovations in sound processing, wireless technologies, and miniaturization. Today, Starkey Hearing has more than 5,000 employees and operates in more than 100 countries.
Starkey hearing aid technologies
Starkey makes premium hearing aids for all levels of hearing loss, programmed by an audiologist or other hearing health professional based on the results of your hearing test. In recent years, the company has established a position as a leading developer of emerging hearing aid technologies.
- Starkey was among the first to advance miniaturization technology to deliver "invisible hearing aids" that sit deep within the ear canal.
- Starkey was also an early entrant in the Made-for-iPhone hearing aid market with its Halo and Livio hearing aids.
- Starkey claims its artificial intelligence (AI) sound processing system, Starkey Sound™, makes it easier for hearing-aid wearers to understand speech in noisy environments.
- In 2018, Starkey introduced what it called the "first hearing aid with integrated sensors and artificial intelligence”; for example, a sensor-based fall-detection feature alerts medical responders if the you take a spill.
- In 2020, Starkey began selling their integrated sensor technology in a rechargeable custom-fitted form factor, and launched a table microphone for improved hearing in groups.
Starkey hearing aid models
Starkey provides a broad line of hearing aids for all forms of hearing loss. Multiple levels of technology and features accommodate users’ individual needs. Its model styles include custom invisible in-the-ear (ITE) and receiver-in-the-canal (RIC) hearing aids as well as powerful behind-the-ear (BTE) solutions.