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Beltone Amaze Hearing Aids Win 2020 BIG Innovation Award for Android Streaming Technology

Another Win For the Books! Beltone, the national hearing aid retailer with more than 1,500 locations, announced today that its premier product, the Beltone Amaze, has been named a winner in the 2020 BIG Innovation Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group. The award recognizes Beltone Amaze for breakthrough technology that for the first time allows direct streaming of phone calls, music and other sound from devices that run on the Android operating system while preserving battery life...

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Beltone Southside owner Bari Grohler, makes an appearance on the Hampton Roads Show

Watch our owner, Bari Grohler, talk about how to get help with hearing loss on the Hampton Roads Show. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }

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Our Reason to Help You Hear Better

Our mission is to continue our dedication to the complete and compassionate care of the hearing-impaired throughout Hampton Roads by offering the highest quality products and services delivered by the foremost trained professionals in the business. Every now and then, a client will remind us why our mission is so important to us and our community; every now and then we are reminded why we do what we do. A couple of weeks ago, one of our clients wrote a review on facebook about their latest experience...

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Beltone Amaze Edison Awards Finalist

Beltone Amaze Edison Awards Finalist Kathleen Keith Hansen, Director of Marketing We are proud Beltone Amaze has been selected as a Finalist in the 2019 Edison Best New Product Awards™ in Hearing Technology Design! The finalists were chosen as the “best of the best” by 3000 of the world’s top senior business executives, academics, and innovation professionals. According to their website, The Edison Best New Product Awards™ is an annual competition honoring excellence in new product...

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Introducing the Beltone Amaze™

Introducing Our Latest & Greatest Hearing Solution — Beltone Amaze™ With Beltone Amaze, you can look and hear your best while feeling comfortable and carefree. These hearing aids are rechargeable. Just three hours of charging provides 30 hours of battery life. They are easy to adjust to hear better in every environment. They seamlessly synch with your devices, so you can stream music, movies, and phone calls right to you hearing aids. And, they conveniently connect you to your hearing care...

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Hearing Amplifier vs. Hearing Aid: What’s the Difference, Anyways?

They’re Not the Same Thing Combing through any magazine or newspaper nowadays, you’re bound to come across an ad that looks like the most inexpensive hearing aid ever made that claims it’s going to restore your hearing back to a normal hearing level. This is false. These are known as hearing amplifiers and we want you to understand the difference between a hearing amplifier and a hearing aid. What’s the Difference? So, what exactly is the difference between a Personal Sound Amplification...

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Hearing Aid Technology: Streaming with Hearing Aids

Hearing Aid Technology: Streaming with Hearing Aids Beltone Legend™ hearing aid users have the advantage of many different ways to connect audio sources to their hearing aids. Beltone Legend connects directly to your iPhone®. Your hearing aids will automatically pick up a streaming signal from your iPhone and play the sound through your hearing aids. This is used most often for phone calls; however, it can also be used while listening to audiobooks, music, or videos. Whenever I demonstrate this...

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What Type of Hearing Aid is Right For You?

What Type of Hearing Aid is Right For You? Years ago, people shopping for hearing aids had limited options. But technology has come a long way. Many of today’s hearing aids are so small, they’re virtually undetectable when worn. How can they be so tiny? Today’s digital hearing aids have microphones that transmit sound to a small computer chip, which adjusts the volume and amplifies the sound frequencies needed to help improve your hearing. The shell of a custom hearing aid is made from a mold...

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How to find the Best Hearing Aids on the Market

How to find the Best Hearing Aids on the Market There are a few key elements to keep in mind while doing your due diligence in researching which hearing aid is the best one on the market today. It’s not just “what’s best.” It’s “what hearing aid is best suited to me and my hearing needs?” However, if you are relying on Google searches to determine your favorite hearing aid, keep these factors in mind when searching for the best hearing aid on the market: Fit Beltone offers 7 different style of...

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Beulah’s Story

Beulah Combs – A New Lease on Life Beulah Odessa Combs was born on April 8, 1939, and grew up in Norfolk. After marrying her navy husband, she relocated to Florida with him. His early death left her with a void, so she made the decision to start fostering children since she was unable to have any of her own. She did this for over 10 years. Some of the children would just stay a very short while; others stayed for weeks or months. The last child she fostered was a two year old named Cheyenne...

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Hearing Aid Prices Vs. Quality: How To Choose

Hearing Aid Prices Vs. Quality: How To Choose For consumers navigating hearing aid prices for the first time, the shopping options can be many. One of your first priorities, understandably, is finding the best price, but a host of other factors help you find the optimal solution to address your hearing needs, in conjunction with your lifestyle. You must weigh hearing aid prices against considerations such as: Initial screening and expertise of your hearing aid specialist The size, quality and...

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What is Tinnitus?

What is Tinnitus? Tinnitus is the name for the perception of sounds such as ringing, buzzing, or hissing when these sounds are not present in the environment. In the United States, an estimated 50 million people experience tinnitus and nearly 12 million people a year seek medical advice.  What causes tinnitus? The onset of tinnitus is often related to exposure to loud sounds, which can cause damage to the sensory cells of the inner ear. It has also been associated with excessive ear wax, ear infections,...

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Announcing Beltone Trust: A Whole New Level of Hearing Care

Announcing Beltone Trust: A Whole New Level of Hearing Care May 1, Chicago, IL – Today, Beltone launched the innovative Beltone Trust™, bringing those with hearing loss unprecedented sound quality and the ability to connect with their hearing health professional outside regularly scheduled appointments. As Beltone’s fifth generation 2.4 GHz wireless solution, Beltone Trust™ propels the company’s position as the leader in hearing aids for the past 77 years into the future. Beltone’s all-inclusive...

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Happy New Year from the Beltone Family!

 This year, give yourself the gift of hearing. As we make our resolutions for the new year, consider treating yourself to improved hearing, with a pair of new hearing aids. At Beltone, we believe in providing Hampton Roads with the latest hearing aids that allows our customers to hear like nature intended. We also believe in providing exceptional hearing aid services.

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Beltone – Giving Back to the Community

Our Hearing Specialists not only care for each and every one of our patients, but the Hampton Roads community as a whole. The Beltone family is proud to give back to the community, and we make sure to give back in a variety of ways. Beltone Southside sponsors a variety of local events, participates in the Food Drive every year, and donates to many other charities, but one of our favorite ways to give back is when we award a deserving local a new set of free hearing aids. Stay tuned for a feature...

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Beltone Legend Hearing Aid Wins Award in 14th Annual American Business Awards

Beltone Legend™ Hearing Aid Wins Award in 14th Annual American Business Awards The Beltone Legend™ Hearing Aid was recently named a winner of a 2016 Stevie Award in the health and pharmaceutical products category of the 14th Annual American Business Awards. The Beltone Legend™ was recognized for its revolutionary ability to connect to personal mobile devices and allow the streaming of sounds to the hearing aids. The Beltone Legend™ is also a candidate for the 2016 People’s Choice Stevie Awards...

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Beltone Legend™ Hearing Aid Selected as Honoree in the 20th Annual Webby Awards

Beltone Legend™: the Future of Hearing Aids With its superb sound quality, ability to adjust sounds according to the environment, and smart-phone compatibility, it is no surprise that our Beltone Legend™ sits at the forefront of hearing aid technology. This year, we are proud to announce that the Beltone Legend™ has been announced as a Webby Awards honoree in the Connected Products & Wearables category. The Webby Awards is presented by the Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and has been...

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Beltone Hampton Roads Announces New Beltone Legend™ Hearing Aid

Taking Personalized Hearing to the Next Level Beltone is excited to announce the new Beltone Legend™, offering personalized hearing features that you can’t find anywhere else! Personal Sound ID™ mimics how the ear collects and processes sound. It also adjusts to your unique way of listening and living. Superb sound quality and speech understanding are the main focus, thanks to Personal Sound IDTM and Crosslink Directionality, but other features like Smart Gain Pro and Feedback Eraser add adaptability,...

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The Doctor Is “OUT”

By Peter Cousin Director of Marketing Beltone Southside Hampton Roads John Brein with Beltone Owner Bari Grohler Dr. John Brein of Chesapeake had it all. A beautiful wife, two wonderful children, nice home, a sailboat and a successful medical practice united by some of the finest physicians in Virginia. And – just like that – his medical profession ended. Achieving his medical degree as a general surgeon in 1982, from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Dr. Brein specialized in Anesthesiology,...

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My Name is Dorothy, but you can call me ‘Sue’.

The story of a caring, loving, dedicated human being. When 75-year-old Dorothy Airth was born into a family of 4 brothers and 2 sisters in Norwood, Massachusetts, her middle sister suggested they name her Sue or Susie. The other children agreed; and from that day forward, she was known as ‘Sue’. “The first day of school, however, was a different story,” says Sue. “During roll-call, the teacher went through the student roster, acknowledging each person; then, she came to the name Dorothy Airth....

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