aids founded 1940 1940 headquarters glenview illinois usa ; toronto ontario canada key people corrine perritano president website www.beltone.com founded in 1940 beltone is a hearing aid company headquartered in glenview illinois . beltone products are sold in the united states canada and over 40 countries across the globe . in north america beltone has over 1500 independently owned hearing care centers . beltone provides hearing screenings hearing aid fittings and follow up care . in addition beltone offers an aftercare program which covers beltone hearing aids in several ways for as long as their patients own them . 1 the beltone hearing care foundation a 501 c 3 charitable organization was established in 2014 with the intent to donate hearing instruments to those in need of hearing help who may otherwise be unable to access it . both individuals and organizations are eligible to receive assistance from the foundation through direct nominations by beltone staff or network members . 2 contents 1 styles of hearing aids 2 beltone s history 3 see also 4 references 5 external links styles of hearing aids edit beltone hearing aids come in dozens of styles . beltone s smallest hearing aid the beltone microinvisa is about the size of a raspberry . known as an invisible in the canal iic hearing aid the beltone microinvisa is custom manufactured to conform to a patient s ear canal . that allows the hearing device to sit comfortably within the ear canal out of sight . other popular models fall into the lightweight behind the ear bte category . a very small case hides in the shadow behind the ear and connects to the ear canal via a tiny clear tube . bte hearing aids let a patient have a hearing evaluation and receive hearing aids the same day . beltone hearing aids are programmed to address an individual s specific hearing deficit . 3 beltone s history edit 1940 sam posen opens beltone in chicago il and introduces the model h hearing aid 1944 beltone launches mono pac the first all in one hearing aid in the industry 1946 beltone releases harmony the smallest hearing aid available at the time 1969 beltone creates earmolds for astronauts in the space program to protect their hearing during lift off and re entry 1971 beltone begins conducting hearing loss research and development at their headquarters 1979 beltone opens for business in canada 1983 beltone introduces its first custom in the canal itc hearing aid 1998 beltone launches beltone digital its first hearing aid with digital technology 2011 beltone introduces beltone true 4 a hearing aid capable of offering 2.4 ghz wireless streaming of sound from hand held devices 2014 beltone releases beltone first 5 the first made for iphone hearing aid 6 2014 beltone releases beltone boost designed for people with severe to profound hearing loss 7 2015 beltone announces that its line of advanced hearing aids including the beltone first 8 and beltone boost are now compatible with android via the beltone hearplus app . 9 initially compatible with samsung galaxy s5 beltone s hearing aids will expand to include other android devices later in 2015 . 10 2015 beltone launches beltone legend 11 the first made for iphone custom hearing aid on the market 12 2015 beltone expands connectivity with hearplus app 13 for apple watch 14 2015 beltone expands android compatibility of its revolutionary hearplus app . 15 2016 beltone announces launch of boost plus 16 a super power hearing aid for consumers with severe to profound hearing loss further expanding beltone s family of industry leading made for iphone hearing products 17 see also edit companies portal hearing loss references edit http www.beltone.com beltone experience belcare.aspx https www.beltone.com press room beltone hearing care foundation announced.aspx http www.beltone.com products shell styles.aspx https www.beltone.com hearing aids beltone true.aspx https www.beltone.com hearing aids beltone first.aspx http www.businesswire.com news home 20140227005945 en beltone launches beltone revolutionary hearing aid . vinoqhvtcf4 http www.beltone.com products beltone boost.aspx https www.beltone.com hearing aids beltone first.aspx https www.beltone.com apps hear plus app.aspx http www.businesswire.com news home 20150108005889 en beltone announces hearing aid compatibility android utm source dlvr.it & utm medium twitter . vlu1mxvtcf5 https www.beltone.com hearing aids beltone legend.aspx http www.beltone.com products beltone legend.aspx https www.beltone.com apps hear plus app.aspx beltone expands connectivity with hearplus app for apple watch business wire . www.businesswire.com . retrieved 2016 09 08 . beltone expands hearing aid app for android pressroom . www.beltone.com . retrieved 2016 09 08 . https www.beltone.com hearing aids beltone boost plus.aspx beltone announces launch of boost plus business wire . www.businesswire.com . retrieved 2016 09 08 . information about true circuits beltone first release in the us external 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