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The army, air force, and navy are exposed to impulse noises such as firing and blast noise and other noises from aircraft engines. This can cause a physical and mechanical damage to the structure of the ear and bring about cellular changes and hearing loss. Consequently, the need for specialized hearing protection devices such as noise reduction ear muffs, electronic ear plugs, molded ear plugs, foam ear plugs, shooting ear muffs, and musicians earplugs is increasing. Research analysis on the global hearing protection devices market identifies that the rising demand for hearing protection devices from the defense industry will be one of the major factors that will have a positive impact on the growth of the market. QUIETPRO is a hearing protection device offered by Honeywell. This device offers hearing protection, situational awareness, and increased on field realization. Since a combat environment requires hearing protection devices that are compatible with head protection products and helmets, it encourages manufacturers to come up with devices that are designed to maximize compatibility with other personal protective equipment. Technavio's market research analysts predict that this market will grow at a CAGR of more than 9% by 2021.
The Americas is characterized the presence of key vendors such as 3M and Honeywell. This makes the US an innovation hub for hearing protection products. The adoption of hearing protection products by manufacturers and organizations in the region will continue to increase during the forecasted period due to the stringent worker safety regulations and high worker compensation. Employers are also hiring safety managers to select custom contoured hearing protection earplugs and ear defenders.
The hearing protection devices market is characterized by the presence of a large number of vendors. Economic conditions in developing nations, region-wise penetration rate, and innovations such as digitization will boost the growth opportunity of these vendors in the forthcoming years. They are also focusing on widening their footprint with more products or service extensions, innovations in technology, and mergers and acquisitions. Vendors are also competing against each other based on factors such as price, availability, brand, and variety. Furthermore, the growth of these players depends on market conditions, government support, and industry development.
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Other prominent vendors in the market include Hellberg Safety, NoNoise, Sensear, SensGard, Silenta Group, and Starkey.
The adoption rate of hearing protection devices is high in the defense and aviation industry because they aid in increasing the coordination among team members and enhance situational awareness. The segment will continue to grow for the next four years due to the introduction of highly innovative products and the rising focus of developed nations on the development of advanced hearing protection devices.
Earplugs are extensively preferred over earmuffs because they exhibit higher compatibility with other types of protective gears. This will drive the growth prospects for the earplug segment during the estimated period. The defense and law enforcement industry experiences a high demand for earplugs because they are small, easy to carry, convenient to use in confined work areas, and lightweight in comparison to noise canceling earmuffs.
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Hearing protection devices are mostly used in workplaces that with high noise levels. It blocks off most of the sounds and protects the ear from damage, thus decreasing the risk of hearing loss. It is mostly available either in the form of ear plug or ear muffs. This upcoming market research report on the global hearing protection devices market is an essential part of Technavio's healthcare and life sciences industry and offers key insights into the market space for the health and wellness sector. Technavio's reports also include a detailed analysis of the leading vendors and the competitive landscape along with information on various factors including the changes in customer preferences and the factors which will drive the growth of the vendors in their respective geographic markets.
To offer clients insights they are looking for, Technavio uses extensive primary and secondary research methods to gain practical market insights and find out the precise growth potential of the market. In-depth analysis of factors such as emerging trends, demand-supply patterns, and demands as per geographical regions are also carried out to accurately understand and forecast the market's growth prospects during the forecast period of 2017 to 2021.
To gain accurate information on market size, market share, and growth potential of each regional markets, the report on the hearing protection devices market also encompasses geographical segmentation analysis by covering geographies such as APAC, Americas, and EMEA. 3M, Hass Industries, Honeywell, and Amplifon are some of the vendors covered in this report to provide a detailed competitive landscape of this market. Hearing protection devices are readily available in the market and can be bought easily without prescription from healthcare professionals. Since any person can easily purchase and use it, our analysts predict a positive growth prospect for this market.
The upcoming report on the hearing protection devices market also highlights the key drivers, competitive intelligence, demand-supply gaps, emerging geographic regions, as well as the restraints that the health and wellness sector currently experiences. Technavio also provides deep-dive market assessments into medical imaging and patient monitoring devices sector.
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