In the 1940s the development of the transistor
revolutionised electronics, bringing us the transistor radio and
the first electronic hearing aids.
Among the pioneers in this new development was Englishman
Algernon Charles Holland, who founded Amplifon in Milan, Italy in
1950 to distribute and fit hearing aids throughout the region.
The company grew quickly and between 1950 and 1970 helped many
thousands of people with hearing loss to improve their hearing and
reconnect with the world around them.
Always at the forefront of technical innovation and customer
care, in 1971 Amplifon established the Centre for Research and
Studies (CRS). The Centre is a not-for-profit foundation to support
scientific and clinical research programmes into hearing loss. To
this day, the Centre provides services to ENT (Ear, Nose &
Throat) specialists, GPs, paediatricians, neurologists and hearing
aid specialists worldwide.
A lifetime of experience. A world of
difference.
By the 1990s we'd helped millions of people with hearing loss
and become a widely trusted name.
Meanwhile, the development of the microchip meant that hearing
aids could be made smaller and less obtrusive, with more scope to
fine tune and personalise them for individual needs. In 1996,
Amplifon began fitting the first fully digital hearing aids.
In 2006 Amplifon acquired The Ultravox Group - an established
and trusted brand in the UK since 1961.
Today Amplifon has more than 5,700 specialist centres in 18
countries around the world staffed with our highly qualified
professionals. Our success is global. But it's also very personal
and individual.
Our true successes are the millions of people who have
had their quality of life improved by what we do, and the way we do
it.
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