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Beltone

American hearing aid company

Beltone is a hearing aid company founded in 1940 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Its products are sold in the United States, Canada, and more than 40 other countries. The Beltone Hearing Care Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was established in 2014 to donate hearing instruments to those in need.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Beltone is a hearing aid company founded in 1940 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Its products are sold in the United States, Canada, and more than 40 other countries. The Beltone Hearing Care Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was established in 2014 to donate hearing instruments to those in need. In North America, Beltone has over 1,500 independently owned centers that provide hearing screenings, fittings, follow-up care, and aftercare services.2

The story

In 1940, Sam Posen opens Beltone in Chicago, Illinois, and introduces the Model H hearing aid

Beltone launched Mono-Pac in 1944. Later, Beltone introduced its first custom in-the-canal (ITC) hearing aid in 1983, followed by Beltone Digital—its first hearing aid with digital technology—in 1998.

In 2014, Beltone released the first hearing aid made for the iPhone, Beltone First. Beltone announces that its line of advanced hearing aids, including the Beltone First and Beltone Boost, are now compatible with Android via the Beltone HearPlus app. In 2015, Beltone launched the Beltone Legend. Beltone expanded connectivity with the HearPlus App for the Apple Watch and announced the launch of Boost Plus.

In 2020, Beltone Amaze Hearing Aids won the 2020 BIG Innovation Award.

From Wikipedia’s article on Beltone, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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