STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN

President Ronald Reagan was fit with a pair of Starkey Intra hearing aids — the first canal instruments. With this public announcement, sales rose across the country, and helped reduce some of the stigma associated with hearing aids. Resolution I and Resolution II are released. This programmable product line could be updated by wire or cable to update the performance of the instrument while being worn. They also included both digital and analog circuitry. Starkey Hearing Foundation embarked on its first international mission to El Salvador. A decade of innovation began with the Genesis™ digital product family. The Starkey Hearing Alliance Network was formed, offering training and technology for preferred providers. Wi Series® hearing aids, Starkey's first wireless product line, allowed users to wirelessly stream sound with no body-worn relay device. Z Series™ launched with a full line of hearing solutions that provide advanced wireless performance and unmatched sound quality. Muse™ is released and provided the latest wireless hearing solution with 900 MHz technology - powered by Starkey's all new Synergy® platform. Starkey Hearing Technologies is much more than the hearing aids we produce. We are in the business of connecting people and changing lives. We believe being able to hear the world and the people around us is as essential to the human experience as breathing. In 1967, William F. Austin founded our company with the simple premise, "Alone we can't do much. Together, we can change the world." We live that vision every day. We are a proud supporter of the Starkey Hearing Foundation, which helps people in need around the world receive the gift of hearing. To date, the Starkey Hearing Foundation has provided over 1 million hearing aids to people around the world. Helping millions of patients with never-before-seen hearing aid technologies Whether it's our industry-leading lineup of invisible hearing aids, the way we took on the challenge of listening comfortably in noisy environments, or our wireless product options including Halo™— our Made for iPhone hearing aid – we're continually innovating smaller, easier and better ways to hear. It was Starkey Hearing Technologies that created the industry’s first in-canal hearing aid and first custom, digital and fully programmable invisible hearing aid. We were also the first to use nanotechnology in hearing aids, making hearing aids waterproof, and to begin tackling the biggest challenge wearers have historically faced – hearing in noise. At Starkey Hearing Technologies, we believe that all new products should bring specific and measurable improvements to a patient's hearing. We ask patients and practitioners what features and improvements they want in their hearing aids — then we get to work. We rely on evidence-based design and only update products when a new technology or feature can make a measurable difference. If it doesn't improve your hearing experience, we don't do it. And we always benchmark claims and product research, thoroughly testing our products internally and against other hearing aids. If we make a claim, we back it up and make our findings public. Today, the Starkey Hearing Foundation is sustained by the efforts of thousands of volunteers and donors around the world. Their support allows the Starkey Hearing Foundation to deliver more than 100,000 hearing aids annually through more than 100 global hearing missions a year, in countries like Mexico, Malawi, Vietnam and Mozambique. Invisible Products Custom fit to each person, invisible hearing aids rest in the second bend of the ear canal, making them virtually undetectable to others. They are designed to be removed daily to promote good ear health. Barely visible when worn, Receiver-in-Canal hearing aids (RIC) place the receiver (or speaker) inside the ear canal — connected to the power source by thin electrical wires. They provide a comfortable, open fit.