In the distant 1903, Hans Demant went to England to bring a hearing aid for his wife. Soon after that, he decided to help other people in his country with hearing loss and began to import hearing aids on a regular basis. In 1904 Hans Demant, a resident of Denmark founded company Oticon. Later, the family business moved to Hans's son, William, who continued the work of his father. Because of the Second World War, imports became impossible, and William was engaged in designing and manufacturing hearing aids.