Founded in Chicago in 1940, Beltone develops hearing aids and provides personalized hearing care through a nationwide network of local clinics. Its hearing care professionals guide patients from screening and fitting through ongoing support, with the BelCare program extending lifetime care across more than 1,500 participating centers. Beltone also develops hearing technology that connects with smartphones and other everyday devices.
Great Lakes Earmold Laboratory, IncFounded in 1970 as Cleveland Earmold Laboratory, Great Lakes Earmold Laboratory makes custom earmolds and specialty earpieces for the hearing-care industry. The North Royalton company became independently owned in 1993 when longtime lab manager Jim Kuznar purchased it, and it remains family-owned with quick one-day turnarounds and a distinctive range of custom colors. Its work includes purpose-built protection such as shooters’ plugs and swim plugs alongside accessories and supplies for hearing-care professionals.NORTH ROYALTON, OH
OIDOOIDO makes over-the-counter hearing aids that bring personalized hearing care to the home through a smartphone-guided setup. Its HearOne and HearDuo devices use app-based calibration, speech processing and adaptive noise control for people with mild to moderate hearing loss, without requiring an audiologist visit. The company’s medical direction comes from Dr. Phil Anderson, an ENT surgeon with more than 25 years of experience, including service as Chief of ENT Surgery for the U.S. Army in Korea.VANCOUVER, WA
The HearClip G&S DesignsBorn from Gary Gnat’s experience losing a bone-anchored hearing aid, The HearClip™ makes hand-made jewelry-style retention devices that attach hearing aids and processors to the ear. G&S Designs offers the HearClip in pierced and non-pierced styles, with custom designs available when customers have a particular material or gemstone in mind.ALBANY, NY
Microsonic IncPresident and owner Monika Major is the resident custom earmold specialist at Microsonic Inc., a Pennsylvania company serving audiologists with made-to-order hearing products. Its work centers on custom earmolds for hearing-aid patients, with pediatric options among the company’s specialties.334310AMBRIDGE, PA